all the kids around my way you bought that flake get through the day and i m inside just countin blues hiding from the tv news sex and drugs is i pleasure in this little life of leisure a pretty girl she don t believe anything she hears or sees well what s the word on the street what s the word on the street what s the word i m gonna tell myself well all the pills they just ain t helpin me i can t think to see soon in love we all succumb you get nine lives and then you re done but here they comes your politician stage magician little difference well what s the word on the street i said what s the word on the street what s the word i need to tell myself cause all these pills they just ain t helpin me i can t fight the sea whoa what s the word on street i said what s the word on the street well what s the word on the street well what s the word on the street the word i need to tell myself cause all this love it just ain t helpin me i can t think to see hoa