[Verse 1]
Taking turns 'round the bottle
'Til our needs become the gospel
Both us pining
We give up trying to find someone to love
Waking sweating in the basement
Like we ain't got no care
Burning throats, blood in our mouths
We're down, down to the bone
We're down, down to the bone

[Chorus]
Living like an infidel
Breathing smoke and coughin'/coffin lungs
Waiting for that flood to come
'Til then you've got to serve someone

[Verse 2]
Oh, her name
Rings just like a bell
Inside my head
Josephine
I can't forget
She's gone, gone with the dead
She's gone, gone with the dead
[Chorus]
Living like an infidel
Breathing smoke and coughin'/coffin lungs
Waiting for that flood to come
'Til then you've got to serve someone
'Til then you've got to serve someone