You, you never wondered why Why you'd need an alibi Don't you know not to get high On your own formaldehyde? Ain't nobody makes it out alive The jugular is a good place to get started Sometimes it's best to rip it right out Jump back, let the air condition Now it's dull black, once was grey Knocked flat, but he's up again That's why the cold slap got its name Well, it's not bad for a broken man 'Cause it's a, a known fact, it's no game It's no game, it's no game, it's no You, you never wondered at all What's the harm in getting a little comfortable? But you didn't wanna bother trouble Till you saw 'em with their shovels Ain't the type to listen to rebu*tals The jugular is an easy target Sometimes it's best to rip it right out Jump back, 'cause it's always been Somehow the cold facts lay there plain Exactly just what they meant When they said all that stays is the stain You know that this ain't no age of the innocent And it's a, a known fact, it's no game It's no game, it's no game, it's no Only one thing, only one thing comes in coffins Down at the cemetery it ain't exactly hoppin' Don't fear John the Revelator There's time enough for dying later At least that's what I read in Sunday's papers The jugular is a good place to get started Sometimes it's best to rip it right out