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"