"I was in a really dark place
I even thought of packing it in
but I just could not
bring myself to do it
I met an old friend
that I had a real connection with
And he saw my despair
He asked me
if I'd like to play with him
And as we played I felt
slowly but surely
rock 'n roll grabbed me
by the neck and I well
You are a man of impeccable taste
And you know when
the X marks the spot
We all need a map
for the trail of your thought
Where to go
the X marks the spot
You seem to have a misgiving
Hell yeah you make a living
Don't add bricks to
what we're heaving
We would so much
Rather enjoy beach beer and a fire
You think something somewhere
Has a copyright for the world
And you've signed
where the X marks the spot
You join a cult
fill the void that you've got
Deep within where
the X marks the spot
There you stand talk and holler
How dark were all your colors
When you paint another sunrise
You leave out the sun
Birds like you fly straight
to heaven heaven
Or they slowly float away
How well do you know
those you're calling your own
I mean come on dude
X marks the spot
Your starving soul
in your house of skin and bone
You're an island
the X marks the spot
Testify children testify
There you stand talk and holler
How dark are all your colors
When you paint another sunrise
You leave out the sun
Birds like you fly straight
to heaven heaven
Or they slowly float away
Birds like you fly straight
to heaven heaven
Or they slowly float away
Rock'n'roll allowed me
to join this band
And there was a period of time
when I hadn't exactly lost my soul
I just didn't know where I'd put it
And I ended up in some
very dark places
and some dire circumstances
Now let me tell you children
I was trying to fill a void in my heart
To fill that void I got
what I always wanted
Success prosperity
the admiration I wanted as a player
I got to play some big shows
and travel the world from end to end
And amidst of it all
I had this yearning in my heart
Yearning in my heart for rock'n'roll
I was called to join this band
And I was surrounded
by good folks that are servants of
the rock'n'roll
who passed on the love
I'll testify the fear was in me
I was afraid of everything
I can swear I saw
my own living heart
beating through my shirt
You are a circus
but where is the clown
There's no map
still the X marks the spot
There you stand talk and holler
How dark are all your colors
When you paint another sunrise
You leave out the sun
Birds like you fly
straight to heaven heaven
Or they slowly float down
Into the night
with senior John Barleycorn
Heaven heaven
Or they slowly float away
Birds like you fly
straight to heaven heaven
Or they slowly float down
Birds like you fly
straight to heaven heaven
Or they slowly float away
"