She played for the Angels, I played for the TribeThe summer had been stolen and the bases were all loaded There was big money on the line Big money all the time, yeah There was big money on the line I can't walk so I guess I'm gonna stay at home They can have my legs just leave my [Incomprehensible] alone I was in the kitchen, the year was in the fall A friend of mine told me that there were no point in moaning No, there weren't no point at all There was big fire in the hall, yeah There weren't no points at all I can't walk so I guess I'm gonna stay at home They can have my legs just leave my [Incomprehensible] alone And I can't talk so I guess I got nothin' to say I'll keep my eyes, just take these tears away Lock stock and barrel, all the dogs were gone in feral And the car ran like a broken percolator His liver had gone hard and he wouldn't mow the yard There was big money on the line And I heard that his brother was a VikingHe liked to solve a problem with a gun If you wanna know the facts, you gotta teach him how to act And I hate cough syrup, don't you? I'd rather be a sailor than a fighter I'd like to sail a ship into the sun If you wanna know the truth, you gotta dig up Johnny Booth And I hate cough syrup, don't you? I know that your mother is a martyr I heard she's got connections with the mob If you wanna learn to fight, you gotta drink up all the light And I hate cough syrup, don't you? I'd rather be a matchstick than a lighter I like to see the wood curl up and burn If you wanna touch the sky, you must be prepared to die And I hate cough syrup, don't you? I hate cough syrup and I hate the food in EuropeAnd I hate cough syrup, it's true If you wanna know the truth, you gotta dig up Johnny Booth And I hate cough syrup, don't you? I hate cough syrup, it's true