[Verse 1]
10'000 times I dreamt I died
10'000 turned up and 10'000 cried
10'000 Jesus's to forgive my sins
Each one a God and full drunk on gin
10'000 bricks on my back will make it strong
10'000 years before I'll admit I was wrong
10'000 kisses from my mother before she dies
Each one a reason to wave my fist at the sky
[Verse 2]
10'000 priests to forgive my sins
Of which there have been many, but I was framed from the beginning
10'000 wrongs and 10'000 crimes
The ba*tards live on and all the good men die
10'000 reasons to love the effortless cool
Of Richie Magee, he's no man's fool
10'000 kisses from my mother before she dies
Each one a reason to wave my fist at the sky
[Chorus]
I know how to live and I know how to give
I know how to cry and I know I'm gonna die
Please don't take me for a fool
Every man has a different story
And I'm gonna tell hers soon as I find one
[Verse 1]
10'000 times I dreamt I died
10'000 turned up and 10'000 cried
10'000 Jesus's to forgive my sins
Each one a God and full drunk on gin
10'000 bricks on my back will make it strong
10'000 years before I'll admit I was wrong
10'000 kisses from my mother before she dies
Each one a reason to wave my fist at the sky
[Verse 3]
10'000 kicks, 10'000 times I went down
10'000 times I felt my head hit the ground
10'000 and one times I made it to my knees
And its the last one that counts, it makes the next beating easy
10'000 regrets for not whispering in your ear
The things I promised you as you lay dying
10'000 kisses from my mother before she dies
Each one a reason to wave my fist at the sky
[Chorus]
I know how to live and I know how to give
I know how to cry and I know I'm gonna die
Please don't take me for a fool
Every man has a different story
I'll tell hers soon as I find one
[Outro]
10'000 times, hey
10'000 times, hey
10'000 times, hey
10'000 times, hey