I'll give you the caress of success
With such a devilish grin
The games all but lost
And I'm sure that you'll win
Cos' the endless carousel ran out of quarters
You knew
The pace was unstoppable
And so were you

(And so were, and so were. and so were, and so were you...)

Little white lies and millions of times
I tried and tried
But the nightmares weren't getting better...
He said "Son,
She'll kill you if you let her,
Everytime she bent the truth...it took somethin away from you"

I'll give you the caress of success
With such a devilish grin
The grenades all but thrown
If you'd just pull the pin
Cos' I believed her
For the last time
I'll say it again
I believed her
For the last time...

Little white lies and millions of times
I tried and tried
But the nightmares weren't getting better...
He said "Son,
She'll kill you if you let her,
Everytime she bent the truth...it took somethin away from you"

"Can't dodge a bullet with a gun to your head"
She said
Forgiveness is a virtue I never had
Your lies are altogether
Sleeping in one bed but I know
I can make it through
If I can figure out how to get away from you
I know
What you're trying to do
I know...

"Can't dodge a bullet with a gun to your head"
She said
Forgiveness is a virtue I never had
Your lies are altogether
Sleeping in one bed but I know
(This is your protection from the lessons that you never learned
The lessons that they tried to keep from you)
I can make it through
If I can figure out how to get away from you
I know
What you're trying to do
I know...

Little white lies and millions of times
I tried and tried
But the nightmares weren't getting better...
He said "Son,
She'll kill you if you let her,
Everytime she bent the truth...it took somethin away from you"