Break the news, you're walking out To be a good man for someone else Sorry I was never good like you Stood on my chest and kept me down Hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd Did my best to exist just for you Bet you rue the day you kissed a rider in the dark Bet you rue the day you kissed a rider in the dark Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart Bet you rue the day you kissed a rider in the dark I am my mother's child I love you till my breathing stops I love you till you call the cops on me But in the darkest hours I stumble on a secret power I find a way to be without you, babe I still feel you now and then Slow like Sudor Ephedrine When you see me, will you say I've changed? I ride the subway, read the signs I let the seasons change my mind I love it here since I stopped needing you Bet you rue the day you kissed a rider in the dark Bet you rue the day you kissed a rider in the dark Now she's gonna play and sing and lock you in her heart Bet you rue the day you kissed a rider in the dark I am my mother's child I love you till my breathing stops I love you till you call the cops on me But in the darkest hours I stumble on a secret power I find a way to be without you, babe I am my mother's child I love you till my breathing stops I love you till you call the cops on me But in the darkest hours I stumble on a secret power I find a way to be without you, babe I am my mother's child I love you till my breathing stops I love you till you call the cops on me But in the darkest hours I stumble on a secret power I find a way to be without you, babe