From the Subway
To the government building lawn To the Government Building lawn
We laid out straight We laid out straight
For just about as long For just about as long
As we saw fit As we saw fit
To make up for what we lost To make up for what we lost
When the news hit When the news hit
It was crazy in the afternoon rush It was crazy in the afternoon rush
Everyone was buying it Everyone was buying it

People refuse to make due when they lose People refuse to make due when they lose
Something they thought they'd never find again Something they thought they'd never find again
They refuse to remember way back when They refuse to remember way back when
That something, it did not belong to them That something, it did not belong to them

Well that heatstroke Well that heatstroke
It does a number on the modern man It does a number on the modern man
It's something he wrote It's something he wrote
But sobered up he don't understand But he sobered up do not understand
What with all those What with all those
Precautions and the medicine Precautions and the Medicine
Prescribed
Why he just can't forget Why he just can not forget
The complications of being alive The complications of being alive

People refuse to make due when they lose People refuse to make due when they lose
Something they thought they'd never find again Something they thought they'd never find again
They refuse to remember way back when They refuse to remember way back when
That something, it did not belong to them That something, it did not belong to them
They could get by on friends, water and bread They could get by on friends, water and bread
That's how it was done before we were so mislead That's how it was done before we were so mislead