Maria thinks this life has been quite fair Though the rape is something she can hardly bear As long as we get by we don't ask why As long as we get high we don't ask why Frances thinks there's someone up above Who cares for him and sends all the love As long as we get by we don't ask why When the pain kicks in we can't stop asking why Uh we all come from the sea And we keep running back to it The tide is free, you see Karen loves to build castles in the sand She knows nobody ever understands But as long as we get by we don't ask why And as long as we get high we don't ask why Uh we all come from the sea And we keep running back to it The tide is free, you see