so you're sinking kinda fast, that a great big light was your past. this is more than waking up when you're still at the bar hanging around with the queens after dark we've come a long way to end up lost, we're drifting, yeah were drifting along oh, lord cut it up until the pain goes away (whoas) everything on the avenue is a little more green and everyone's wearing just a little decay cut it up and hand it over i don't wanna remember cut it up until the pain goes away oh! when the ship done sinks and the crew done drowns what am i gonna do? i'm not hanging around this cruise is ending please hang on to your stub thank you for coming and thanks for the love, thanks for the love let's cut it up 'til the pain goes away.