I spent most of my life outside in the driving rain. I was only trying to get my with some of life's amenities, well nothing’s free. I got more than I bargained for, now it's plain to see: I can't depend on love to defend me.
It took most of my time to do what never was done. I was on the outside of an inside kind of love that now is gone, come right or wrong. It was laid to rest that way, I hate to be unkind. Pretending is for strangers who don't know you.
I spent most of my life outside in the driving rain. I was in some one-horse town just waiting for a plane to take me back. Now, where's that at? I paid the price, well ain't that nice, knowing I'm so free. I can't depend on love to defend me. I got more than I bargained for, now it's plain to see: I can't depend on love to defend me.