Cons & Tricks

Well I been lost in the backbeat
It seems like everything's wrong
Well I been strapped to the backseat
No matter how sad the song

It seems like everything I do is wrong
It's just as stupid just to sing this song
And people tell me just to leave it alone
Well I been down but not alone

Cons and tricks they get me through
I'm full of cheats, I'll cheat you too
Manipulation gets me through
The point being that you never knew, that you never knew, that you never knew

No matter how bad the habit
I'll have you push it along
We seem to be these great maggots
A fascist plastic song

It seems like everything I get is gone
It's just as tragic just to sing this song
My mother tells me not to do no wrong
And little kids they sing along

Cons and tricks they get me through
I'm full of cheats I'll cheat you too
Manipulation gets me through
The point being that you never knew, that you never knew, that you never knew

You know that everything you ever told me has been wrong
It seems like everyone's opinion just can't be wrong
It's a matter of words don't get me wrong
You know that everything you ever told me has been wrong
Interpretations of lost arts they seem to push me along

I try to rub out the habit
It seems to push me along
No matter how bad you had it
Someone else rolls along

It seems like everything I had is gone
As highway rollers seems to roll along
The song is over now, please move on
Well I been down but not for long

Cons and tricks they get me through
I'm full of cheats I'll cheat you too
Manipulation gets me through
The point being that you never knew, that you never knew, that you never knew