at seven in the mornin'
and while you were asleep
i read your newspaper
i saw you out walkin'
out walkin' with your father
pretendin' not to see me
pretendin' to be a family

i know you tried, baby
i know you tried
i know you tried to go on

saw a metal object
lyin' in the street
and when we turned away
it stood itself up
you circled the island
in a chevy caprice
you stuck out your tongue
and your nose began to bleed

i know you tried, baby
i know you tried
i know you tried to go on

i know you tried, baby
i know you tried
i know you tried to go on