Oh, watchin' me, hangin' by a string this time Don't easily, climax on a perfect lie Oh, watchin' me, hangin' by a string this time Don't easily, a smile worth a hundred lies If there's lessons to be learned, I'd rather get my general words in first, though Tell you somethin' that I've found, that the world's a better place when it's upside down, boy If there's lessons to be learned, I'd rather get my general words in first, though When you're playin' with desire, don't come runnin' to my face when it burns like fire Sweet about me, nothin' sweet about me, yeah Blue, blue, blue, waves they crash As time goes by, so hard to catch Too, too smooth, ain't all that Why don't you ride my side of the track If there's lessons to be learned, I'd rather get my general words in first, though Tell you somethin' that I've found, that the world's a better place when it's upside down, boy If there's lessons to be learned, I'd rather get my general words in first, though When you're playin' with desire, don't come runnin' to my face when it burns like fire Sweet about me, nothin' sweet about me, yeah Sweet about me, nothin' sweet about me, yeah