Fell in love with a beautiful story
Like a gleam in a tiger's eye
Maybe bend a little
Never break
Always thought he was a comeback guy

Found out you have to wage the ferry
It doesn't listen when you tell your lies
What you're owing soon
Who's it going to?
Ain't no surprise

You had it your way
But now's the time to pay
You had it your way
But now's the time to pay

Walk around like might get even
On your shoulder till the getting's good
It out waits you
And sedates you
Keeps a secret locked underdeath the hood

What a waste all this time and worry
The jury's in and we all know now
Kick and bite a bit
Then you quit it
Run out of town

You had it your way
But now's the time to pay
You had it your way
But now's the time to pay

I'm sorry you aren't special like you we always think we are
Our bag of bones are fragile
But we always love the scars
There's no more hopes in books when it's you they're hunting down
Footsteps in your head
Approaching enemies to pound

You had it your way
But now's the time to pay
You had it your way
But now's the time to pay

Arm and arm with the devil's season
Who'd have thought it ever end like that
Read the sandscript
It's a big hit
Wound up dying in an alley flat

Wish I could paint you a prettier picture
Plenty round that can do it well
Took the big pills
Left the cheap thrills
In your own hell

You had it your way
But now's the time to pay
You had it your way
But now's the time to pay