Clayton

I took Clayton as a name
The day they said that I was saved
They said the Lord just reached his hands out
Formed me out of clay

I know I've had some problems
But I'm not the one to blame
The Lord made me this way
The Lord made me this way

There's a woman I've been seeing
I've been seeing her in bars
She's actually named Emily
On stage they call her Star

The drinks go down so easy
But the rest is pretty hard
We can change the names they give us
But we're stuck with who we are

I stuck around after the closing
The bar man locks the door
I help him gather glasses up
He lets me sweep the floor

We don't do too much talking
But he pours a couple more
The summer's long since over
But I stuck around the shore

I'm sure Dana knows a bit of it
I bet she disapproves
I bet she's at her husband's house
I bet it's nice and new

Two years ago I finally took
The stone out of my shoe
Now I'm walking straight and true
I forgave myself for you

And for Daniel in the motel
In the bathtub where he died
Like he didn't know what had hit him
His face still looked surprised

And I went through his pockets
Mixed what was his with mine
But I should have closed his eyes
I should have closed his eyes

I took Clayton as a name
The day they said that I was saved
Said the Lord just reached his hands out
Formed me out of clay

I told Emily I'm broke right now
But I'm not the one to blame
The Lord made me this way
The Lord made me this way