Written by: Doug Scharley
Lyrics © D. R. Scharley Consulting Inc.


Keeping my lips tight
So that I act right
Circumvent conflict
Never been a convict

Where does that get me?
Bitter and angry
Smoldering short fuse
Pinch me and I bruise

Tattooed emotions
Drifting on an ocean
Conversations repeat
Tears turn to concrete

(Chorus)
Like a lion in a cage
I'm full of anger and full of rage
I'm not on any stage
Unpredictable you just can't gauge
Like a lion in a cage
I was born to run and come of age
But I can never turn the page
There's a silent war I have to wage


Love like a razor
Never gonna faze her
Cartoonish silhouette
My favorite Penthouse Pet

Christened on skid row
I'm takin' it real slow
Never caught a break
My bond is a handshake

Sleeping at the wheel
Just keepin' it real
Thought I had it made
Ran into a blockade

(Chorus)
Like a lion in a cage
I'm full of anger and full of rage
I'm not on any stage
Unpredictable you just can't gauge
Like a lion in a cage
I was born to run and come of age
But I can never turn the page
There's a silent war I have to wage


Itchin' for a fight
Like kissin' dynamite
Who can I turn to
When I feel we're through

Raining on parades
Emotional charades
Burning evermore
A Vigil of World War

Eyes like a laser
Tongue for a taser
And try as I might
I never get it right

(Chorus)
Like a lion in a cage
I'm full of anger and full of rage
I'm not on any stage
Unpredictable you just can't gauge
Like a lion in a cage
I was born to run and come of age
But I can never turn the page
There's a silent war I have to wage

Like a lion in a cage
I'm full of anger and full of rage
I'm not on any stage
Unpredictable you just can't gauge
Like a lion in a cage
I was born to run and come of age
But I can never turn the page
There's a silent war I have to wage










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