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Plead for mercy, coming down again

All this pain is going to do you in

Hanging, looking for another ride

Where's the man, he better be on time

When you earn a living down on your knees

And no amount is going to get you clean

Keep searching, scratching for another deal

The eyes are hungry and the flesh is weak

But save your strength just for the street

Don't you know it's not the way to go

Living a lie is the only thing that's true

Some excuse is going to get you through

I see the girl who's going down for more

And the lonely man, he knows the score

As you pay for pain to go

Living a lie is the only thing that's true

Some excuse is going to get you

through today

The lonely man got nothing to lose,

Except his life

And the same excuse is gonna get you

When your living this lie

It's the same old excuse

Living a lie is the only thing that's true

Some excuse is going to get you through