Kevin Devine - Bloodhound lyrics

When I was a boy I dreamt like a man I knew something was coming And I should be waiting I was a**ured The ground wouldn't hold All those nights in my bunk bed Learning to float That's how I got here With a broken nose And a skeptic's eye I earned every night Up on that hill At a sniper's remove My lightning & arrows My burden of proof I made my mind up At least I think I did I could never be sure All these voices at war I blocked the one road Locked every gate closed I papered over the bridge And then I found out My heart's a bloodhound Always searching That's how you got here Despite my best design: I picked up your scent And I let you sneak in