every twenty seconds someone's pounding someone down

every thirty more a liar's born

every half an hour I get up and look around

and once or twice a day I ask for more



On a really good day there's something in the mail

once a week I get a treat

other times a month goes by

but still I never miss a beat



Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck

get it on the table, secrets and lies,

silence, faith and luck



Once a year the holidays come swinging at your head

feast until you're full of pain again

It tightens in your chest and now it's written on your face

you're staring at your lover or your friend



Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck

get it on the table, secrets and lies,

silence, faith and luck



cuz it's hand to mouth, door to door, cradle to the grave

asking for more, asking for more,

cuz it's hand to mouth, door to door, cradle to the grave

asking for more, asking for more, I'm asking for more



Maybe if you're lucky you will have your sunny day

once a lifetime maybe twice

But even when you're dying you're still hungry for the choice

was chance the only certainty in life?



Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck

get it on the table, secrets and lies,

silence, faith and luck

Get it on the table, pass the gravy pass the buck

get it on the table, secrets and lies,

silence, faith and luck