Rats in the basement
The family upstairs
Grow, grow
Tall as can be for the family
On the fourth floor, oh
Everyone here will have love for sale
Today the stars are on the ground
The girl is on the game
If she don't get a job
She won't be back to play
Rats in the basement
The family upstairs
Food on the table
And strangers that swear
Doves in the attic
And dogs on the stairs
Legends that die
And live again
Wait, see
Peroxide and pearls oh they come and go
A knock on the door, oh-hoh
Who is outside
Is the dog all right
Dad's on the floor, these crumbling stairs
Are no solid ground
Heroes never fall
Legends never found
The rats in the basement
The family upstairs
Food on the table
And strangers that swear
Doves in the attic
And dogs on the stairs
Legends that die
And live again
Won't you come back again and take her hand
Won't you come back again and take her hand
Help them to understand what makes a man
And if they don't mind tell them to find
Rats in the basement
The family upstairs
Food on the table
And strangers that swear
Doves in the attic
And dogs on the stairs
Legends that die
And live again
Rats in the basement
The family upstairs
Food on the table
And strangers that swear
Doves in the attic
And dogs on the stairs
Legends that die
And live again
They live again