We're living a lie
There's nothing we can do
At least we tried
To see it through
I'm hurting baby
And so are you
It's time to say goodbye
We're living a lie
Been living alone
Together apart
The things we do
To each other
Is breaking our hearts
It's a shame
We're living in pain
We're living alone
Together apart

There's a price to pay for living
When you're taking but not giving
You're trying to get to heaven
But you ain't got no religion

You stay out latе
Never come homе for days
I don't know where you were
Or who you were with
You wonder why I don't have sex with you anymore?
Well, without trust, how can there be love?

We're living a lie
And we both know
It's time to say goodbye
But we're scared to go
We can just keep on pretending
That no one wants to end it
We're living a lie
We're living a lie

There's a price to pay for living
When you're taking but not giving
You're trying to get to heaven
But you ain't got no religion

We're living a lie
We're living a lie
We're living a lie

You come home deranged
Acting guilty and strange
You've put a wound
Where the trust once was
And now, you try to shift the blame
I don't want our children
To grow up amongst
All this fighting and drug taking
It's heartbreaking
It's damaging them
Can't you see?
It's over

There's a price to pay for living
When you're taking but not giving
You're trying to get to heaven
But you ain't got no religion
There's a price to pay for living
When you're taking but not giving
You're trying to get to heaven
But you ain't got no religion

[Outro: Bobby Gillespie]
We try, but we die inside
We lie, just to stay alive
We try, but we die inside
We lie, just to stay alive