Barenaked Ladies | Lyrics | War on Drugs

She likes to sleep with the radio on
So she can dream of her favorite song
The one that no one has ever sung since she was small

She'll never know that she made it up
She had a soul and we ate it up
Thrown away like a paper cup, the music falls

The only flaw in her detailed plan
Is what, she wins back the love of her man
Everyone knows that he's never comin' back

He took her heart and she took his name
He couldn't stand takin' all the blame
He left her only with guilt and shame, then she cracked

Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
Of all these demons haunting us
To keep us company

In the dream I refuse to have
She falls asleep in a lukewarm bath
We're left to deal with the aftermath again

On behalf of humanity
I will fight for your sanity
How profound such profanity can be

Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
Of all these demons haunting us
To keep us company

Won't it be odd to be happy like we
Always thought, we're supposed to feel
But never seem to be

Near where I live, there's a viaduct
Where people jump when they're out of luck
Rainin' down on the cars and trucks below

They've put a net there to catch their fall
Like that'll stop anyone at all
What they don't know is, when nature calls we go and you go

They say that Jesus and mental health
Are just for those who can't help themselves
Oh, what good is that when you live in Hell on Earth?

From the very fear that makes you want to die
Ends up the same as what keeps you alive
It's way more trouble than some suicide is worth

Won't it be dull when we rid ourselves
Of all these demons haunting us
To keep us company

Won't it be odd to be happy like we
Always thought, we're supposed to feel
But never seem to be

Hard to admit I fought the war on drugs
My hands were tied and the phone was bugged
Another died and the world just shrugged it off