Intro: Working man's day wage, just piss it away Leaves it out in the weather Failure, he said, times two breeds contempt Wash your hands of it forever Violence it ripped through the old dogwood fence See the hope, see it unravel Drunk brother said he could reason with them While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they The picture was left on the front porch The back said I love you, don't you ever think of me My body knows there's a hell with my soul We don't even know the difference The dead folks in the clouds, for crying out loud While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied And why, did we live so long Looooooooooooooooooooooooooong Looooooooooooooooooooooooooong The house is not the same since we left it that day Old friends seem to wonder Our parents had cigarettes, wedding bands While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied And why, did we live so long Looooooooooooooooooooooooooong Looooooooooooooooooooooooooong While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied While they lied at night, they lied at night, oh they lied Oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh