Well!
 Well!
 Well!
 Well!

 We spun like birds on fire
 Right down towards the residence, and I
 I took all that I desired
 Even crooks have to pay the rent
 We swam like rats on fire
 Right, right down the reservoir
 We took all that we could carry
 But we tried to carry more

 And you know, you know, you know it all went wrong
 And you know, you know, you know it was all wrong

 We choked on street tap water
 Well, I'm going to have to try the real thing
 I took your laugh by the collar
 And it knew not to swing
 Any time I tried an honest job
 Well, the till had a hole and ha-ha
 We laughed about paying rent
 Because the county jails, they're free

 And you know, you know, you know it all went wrong
 And you know, you know, you know it was all wrong

 Deep water, deep water
 Senseless denial
 I went down like a rag doll as you would, child
 Deep water, deep water
 Senseless denial
 I went down like a rag doll as you would, child

 Oh, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again.
 I said it looks like I've got to use my feet again
 Well I just spent my last one hundred dollars
 God, I'll pay my bill again

 Oh, I don't care
 Oh, how I just don't care

 Deep water, deep water
 Senseless denial
 I went down like a rag doll, shooken and shy
 Deep water, deep water
 Senseless denial
 I went down like a rag doll rat of a child

 Well, King Rat has me on his list again
 I can never be on the fence again
 I found out it's all loud
 Open like an organ and it
 Talk, talk, talk, talk again
 He promised me that when I cheated him
 But I could open my eye, well
 Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky
 Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again

 Deep water, deep water
 This senseless denial
 I got fed like a fish, full of open smiles
 Blue water, deep water
 Oh, senseless denial
 I got fed like a fish on the cardboard smiles

 Well, well
 What do you have to say for yourself?
 I said, well, well
 Well?
 I said well, well, well, well!

 Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky me again
 I hardly knew I should use my feet again
 What do you have to say for yourself?
 What do you have to say for yourself?