Men without lungs Can't talk the talk Can't preach their politics Can't run amok Men without lungs Can't tell a lie Can't curse at girls Or make them cry Wouldn't it be nice if no one ever spoke Wouldn't it be nice if God would play this joke We're in need of absolution Lady Justice wants our heads to roll But this isn't the solution We were meant to rise above it all Men without lungs Can't crush a dream Can't throw a fit Can't make a scene Men without lungs Can't bury hope Can't fill their children's lungs up With their dirty smoke Wouldn't it be nice if no one wasted air Wouldn't it be nice if every word was fair We're in need of absolution Lady Justice wants our heads to roll But this isn't the solution We were meant to rise above it all We're in need of absolution Lady Justice wants our heads to roll But this isn't the solution We were meant to rise above it all Men without lungs Can't sing their songs Can't serenade Can't speak of love So I'll take the pain With the love, I'll take these paid games With what it lasts for Man is worth this second chance Give us lungs, I'll take the pain With the love, I'll take these paid games With what it lasts for Man is worth this second chance Give us lungs, I'll take the pain With the love, I'll take these paid games With what it lasts for Man is worth this second chance Give us lungs, I'll take the pain With the love, I'll take these paid games With what it lasts for Man is worth this second chance Give us lungs