Oh this hurricane's blowing us thin This never ending swirl of American sin Where I strayed on my knees to a bottomless cage Where they throw dollar bills and hope to be saved The poshest scarf on the warmest day Its enough to make you give up, she says.. I know, I know, I know.. it shows As we sleep in this broken Cadillac We watch the world leave, it doesn't look back I gotta say that when my heart attacks Don't return it, it'll fire right back So let's just lie here as they paint us black Oh this earthquake is shaking our hands Free at the wrists just as we started a dance
The hardest thing next to diamond rings Is the coats we have to wear just to make ends meet I got this year and fifty more to beat It's enough to make you give up, she says.. I know, I know, I know.. so let go As we sleep in this broken Cadillac We watch the world leave, it doesn't look back I gotta say that when my heart attacks Don't return it, it'll fire right back So let's just lie here as they paint us black The nervous ticks only the holy get The country treats as the cities get sick The lunatics and the Harlem tricks The country treats as we all get sick