Take what you can

Try to take it all

That's what you were taught

When you were small

Something for nothing

Just ain't the way

Everything you got

Had a price to pay



Who can you believe

When you turn your back

Who can you believe

When you're being told



Hard lies hard lies

They seem to surround our lives

Hard lies hard lies

Like the chill of a cold, dark night



People look at you

Right in the eyes

Calling you 'friend'

While they tell you lies

Taking from you

All that they can

Making you feel

Like a lesser man



Who can you believe

When you turn your back

Who can you believe

When you're being told



Hard lies hard lies

They seem to surround our lives

Hard lies hard lies

Like the chill of a cold, dark night