Words, shallow words And it all amounts to nothing Sounds, it just sounds, a little phony Yeah, its true I was the leper Yeah, its true I was the lad Yeah its true I was the better And the bad Waiting for the part someone with a heart Poised and pissed and flowered Standing on the brink Trying not to think I haven't even showered Yes, I am going to Yeah, its true I was the leper Yeah, its true I was the lad Yeah its true I was the better And the bad And the world keeps settling In my way, in my way Damn it all, damn it all And the world keeps settling Damn it all, damn it all Christ what a life And the most of it forgotten Listen to this And the rest is pretty rotten Yeah, its true I was the leper Yeah, its true I was the lad Yeah its true I was the better And the bad