Your hand on his arm
 Haystack charm around your neck
 [bad word] out and thin
 Calling some friend, trying to cash some check
 He's acting dumb
 That's what [bad word] to expect
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 He's wearing your clothes
 head down to toes, a reaction to you
 You say you know what he did
 But you idiot kid, you don't have a clue
 Sometimes they just get caught in the eye, you're pulling him through
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Now on the bus
 Nearly touching this dirty retreat
 Falling out 6th and powell, a dead sweat in my teeth
 Gonna walk walk walk
 Four more blocks, plus the one in my brain
 Down downstairs to the man, he's gonna make it all okay
 I can't beat myself
 I can't beat myself
 And I don't want to talk
 I'm taking the cure
 So I can be quiet wherever I want
 So leave me alone
 You ought to be proud that I'm getting good marks
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay
 Needle in the hay