It's in the air you breathe and it's also in the water 
It's something you can't see, you've been warned of by your mothers 
You've had enough deceit, you know enough to see 
Join the others 
When you could hardly breathe, you were wondering why you bothered 

And they gave us seven days to renounce our wicked ways 
Too late to make amends because we both know how this ends 

So do the right thing or do nothing
(What will you do when [bad word] for you?)
Or just do what is easier 
(What will you do when [bad word] for you?) 
That is what I read what I swear they said to me
Nine times out of ten they lied to me 
And after all they had the gall to say 
"Son, no one will save you now" 

We want it, they got it 
They claim we'll die without it 
But something tells me they are wrong 

So what will you do when they call your name and you're not ready to go? 
Everyone will stare at you and tell you what you know 
That you're in too deep and you can't quite keep your secrets, one and all 
We might just make it after all, on our own 
We might just make it after all 

But we had one foot on the gas and one foot in the grave 
Everyone was laughing when we said we had it made 
Everyone was laughing when we said we had it made 

And they gave us seven days to renounce our wicked ways 
Too late to make amends because we both know how this ends 

Started with six or seven, moved on to eight or nine
(What will you do when [bad word] for you?)
Nobody seemed to notice, nobody seemed to mind 
(What will you do when [bad word] for you?)

Little miss demissed can't miss like a detuned radio 
I cannot believe you when you tell me what you know
And nothing will be broken if your house is made of stone 
But you will know as I do it will never be a home

We want it, they got it 
They claim we'll die without it 
But something tells me they are wrong 

So what will you do when they call your name and you're not ready to go? 
Everyone will stare at you and tell you what you know 
That you're in too deep and you can't quite keep your secrets, one and all 
We might just make it after all, on our own 
We might just make it after all 

But we had one foot on the gas and one foot in the grave 
Everyone was laughing when we said we had it made 
Everyone was laughing when we said we had it made 

It's in the air you breathe and it's also in the water 
It's something you can't see, you've been warned of by your mothers 
You've had enough deceit, you know enough to see 
Join the others 
When you could hardly breathe, you were wondering why you bothered

Too late to make amends because we both know how this ends 

So what will you do when they call your name and you're not ready to go? 
Everyone will stare at you and tell you what you know 
That you're in too deep and you can't quite keep your secrets, one and all 
We might just make it after all, on our own 
We might just make it after all

But we had one foot on the gas and one foot in the grave 
Everyone was laughing when we said we had it made 
Everyone was laughing when we said we had it made