I'VE BEEN STRUNG UP LIKE A MARIONETTE
BUT WHOEVER'S IN CHARGE
HASN'T FINISHED ME YET

IT TAKES A LOT MORE THAN
A TEN-COUNT ECHO TO KEEP ME DOWN
IT TAKES A LOT MORE THAN A RINGING BELL
TO PUT ME IN THE GROUND

I'VE BEEN PASSED UP LIKE A PUT OUT FIRE
WHILE THE WIRE I WALK, IT GETS TIGHTER & TIGHTER

NOW I KNOW THE STORY IT GOES
YOU NEVER GIVE UP
YOU NEVER GROW OLD
YOUR LOVING CUP IT OVERFLOWS
WHEN I UNWIND

I'VE BEEN RUNG UP AND OVERCHARGED
BUT I KEEP MY SKELETONS OUT IN THE YARD

I'VE HAD A LOT OF WHAT I CALLED BAD LUCK
BUT THE EXCUSES I MADE WEREN'T WORTH A FUCK
I ALWAYS LOOKED FOR SOMEONE ELSE TO NAME
BECAUSE I NEVER COULD ACCEPT THE BLAME

I'VE BEEN CONQUERED BY THE LATE NIGHT CHOIR
WHILE THE WIRE I WALK, IT GETS TIGHTER & TIGHTER

NOW I KNOW THE STORY IT GOES
YOU NEVER GIVE UP
YOU NEVER GROW OLD
YOUR LOVING CUP IT OVERFLOWS
WHEN I UNWIND