Plead for mercy, coming down again
All this pain is going to do you in
Hanging, looking for another ride
Where's the man, he better be on time
When you earn a living down on your knees
And no amount is going to get you clean
Keep searching, scratching for another deal
The eyes are hungry and the flesh is weak
But save your strength just for the street
Don't you know it's not the way to go
Living a lie is the only thing that's true
Some excuse is going to get you through
I see the girl who's going down for more
And the lonely man, he knows the score
As you pay for pain to go
Living a lie is the only thing that's true
Some excuse is going to get you
through today
The lonely man got nothing to lose,
Except his life
And the same excuse is gonna get you
When your living this lie
It's the same old excuse
Living a lie is the only thing that's true
Some excuse is going to get you through