By Curt Smith and Charlton Pettus

Never mind the starting gun
Cover's up the curtain's drawn
Standing in the outline
Pin the medal to the floor
The hero to the open door
Skin is only outside

Don't cut me down
Don't bring me round
Don't break my fall
I'm coming out today
Don't take me back
Don't change at all
I'm coming out today

Cut into decision day
We move ahead in different ways
Standing in the outline
We move the arrow to the cross
The building to the butcher block
Skin is only outside I don't mind

Don't cut me down……..

Everybody's gone again
Falling out and falling in two
His father's on his knees again
Reaching out for reason and truth

Don't cut me down……..