ADAM RAISED A CAIN

Live 28 Feb 1988 version

One, two, three, four

In the summer that I was baptized, my father held me to his side
He put me into the water, he said how on that day I cried
We were prisoners of love, a love in chains
He was standin' in the door, I was standin' in the rain
With the same hot blood burning in our veins
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain

All of the old faces they ask you why you're back
They fit you with religion and the keys to your daddy's Cadillac
In the darkness of your room your mother calls you by your true name
You remember the faces, the places, the names
You know it's never over, it's relentless as the rain
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain

(Woahhhhhh...)
In the Bible, mamma, Cain slew Abel, East of Eden he was cast
You're born into this life paying for the sins of somebody else's past
Daddy worked his whole life for nothing but the pain
Now he walks these empty rooms looking for something to blame
You inherit the sins, you inherit the flame
Adam raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain (yeah)
Raised a Cain

Lost but not forgotten from the dark heart of a dream
Adam raised a Cain
Raised a Cain
Raised a Cain
Raised a Cain
(Whooaaaaaa)
(Whooaaaaaa) - Yeah!
(Whooaaaaaa)
(Whooaaaaaa) - Yeah!
(Whooaaaaaa)
(Whooaaaaaa) - Yeah!
(Whooaaaaaa)
(Whooaaaaaa) - Yeah!

Info

The above lyrics are for the live 28 Feb 1988 performance of ADAM RAISED A CAIN at Centrum In Worcester in Worcester, MA, during the Tunnel Of Love Express Tour.

Ticket stub for the 28 Feb 1988 show at Centrum In Worcester, Worcester, MA

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