Clowns caress you Figures undress your fear Induced to crime beyond emotion Shedding tears as big as the ocean Don't say you didn't hear us callin' Ooh, ooh, you'll be sorry in the mornin' When we tell you Mama had tears in her eyes She's the only one who never cries That's the way we destroy a baby Shut it out, shut it out That's the way we destroy a baby Shut it out of your mind That's the way, that's the way If I address you And you see me in the shadows fallin' Call, caress me Hey I woke up on my own this mornin' Don't say you didn't hear us callin' Ooh, ooh, you'll be sorry in the mornin' When we tell you Mama had tears in her eyes She's the only one who never lies That's the way we destroy a baby Shut it out, shut it out That's the way we destroy a baby Shut it out of your mind That's the way, that's the way I'm only tryin' to help you, baby (Only tryin' to help you, yeah) I'm only tryin' to help you, baby (Only tryin' to help you) I'm only tryin' to help you, baby (Only tryin', only tryin' only tryin' to help you) I'm only tryin' to help you, baby (Only tryin' to help you) I'm only tryin' to help you (Only tryin' to help you) I'm only tryin' to help you (Only tryin' to help you) I'm only tryin' to help you