Well it ain't like me to come right out and say

But this is not an ordinary day

A momentary lapse of reason

One little act of treason

Like everything

Ain't too high a price to pay



Well the devil he comes knocking at my door

Never once occurred to me to pray

Brief negotiation

It's a strange situation

When everything

Ain't too high a price to pay



So long

Hopes and dreams and grand design

So long

Yeah life does seem long sometimes

Time off for good behavior

Like a soldier or a savior

And everything

Ain't too high a price to pay



Better deals are out there to be made

A man needs collateral these days

They sound good at the time, I guess

But there in that fine print it says

That everything

Ain't too high a price to pay



So long

Hopes and dreams and grand design

So long

Yeah life does drag on sometimes

Time off for good behavior

Like a soldier or a savior

And everything

Ain't too high a price to pay



Well I always heard but now I understand

You can't take it with you anyway

What's it worth to sacrifice

To try to make a wrong thing right

That's when everything

Ain't too high a price to pay