You never know when Lady Luck is gonna tell you that your number's up
So pay attention and pray you make it home
No time to dodge flying through the dark, and before you know it everything's falling apart
And you're busted, broken, dizzy, and alone

My world turned suddenly upside-down and before I knew it I was being thrown to the ground
Tumbling for seconds that faded into hours
I couldn't see what was in my path until it was too late and I was moving too fast
And I came to rest by the guardrail in the flowers

Oh, these unfriendly winds have worsened
Now I'm spinning at the mercy of physics and fortune
But I'm bleeding so I know this must be real
Sparks fly as Charlotte sails away, and the pain lights the night up bright as the day
And my heartbeat drowns out the sound of asphalt on steel
And I'm struggling just to breathe, to crawl, to kneel

You never know when Lady Luck is gonna tell you that your number's up, so
Drink the poison and pray you're not alone
You wake up one day, you're 25, thinking hurting's just part of being alive
Flesh is easy, but it's harder to numb the bone

Mama called Davy, said "Davy come quick! My baby's in the hospital and he's really sick!"
If friends can't watch you die, what are they for?
High as a kite, having a medicine ball, denying that this was happening at all
Cancer was the answer, but I wanted so much more

Oh, these unfriendly winds have worsened
Now I'm spinning at the mercy of physics and fortune
But with each drop of morphine, I forget that it's real
Denial as my innocence starts to fade, crying for my youth and loves gone away
My heartbeat promises me there's time to heal
Oh, shuffle up the deck; this has got to be a misdeal

These unfriendly winds still blow and I'm still struggling to let it go
But I don't wake up in a cold sweat anymore
I'd like to think that it's all in the past, but the plastic in my chest tells me "not so fast"
Maybe the healing's never over; maybe that's what suffering's for
But it's easier with a brother who's tasted death before