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