high and lonesome out on times square
people only want what they cannot have
that's the fruit that you'd better not taste
you've got one life that you'd better not waste
how can i walk with this ball and chain?
how can i land in this hurricane?
or is this part of man's evolution
to be torn between truth and illusion?
that's the route that you'd better not take
just watch out for the sign of the snake
little brother got caught in the web
he ran off to join the living dead
seen the cross on the hill
he sold his soul just for a thrill
in hot pursuit out on a limb
your whole world is closing in
you got the picture but missed the drift
you got me workin' the graveyard shift
i never went in for no burglary
but there's a stranger inside of me
don't you shoot the whole works away
it's too high of a price to pay
how can you hear with a bad connection?
you can't see when there's no reception
'cause it'll overtake and undertake you
that's the fruit that you'd better not taste
you've got one life that you'd better not waste