How many times

How many times
do you cry
before you take the knife
and cut out your eyes
and how many times
do you have to swallow your pride
before you take the gun
and make them swallow the bullet
how many times
do you walk the line
before you realise
you've been walking in circles
and how many times
do you try and save the world
before you soon forget
what you were even saying it for
and how many times
do you pray in a year
before you learn that
there's no one to listen or hear
and how many times
do you take that drug
before you can't get out
of the deep hole you dug
how many times
someoneone else did you blame
before you seized the day
and changed your old ways
How many times?