I could hear the TV playing As I was coming up the stair Loud enough the dead could hear You've been watching all your Game shows Trying to find a code Like there's some trick That they don't want you to know You've been stashing all your empties In the neighbor's bins Like the landlord doesn't know You're drinking You've been sermonizing every day Just to keep your ghosts away It's a wonder that you find So much to say Oh You need a new gospel Because the bottom fell out The old one long ago