[Verse 1]
Blistered, cracked and bleedin'
Cold, no one should know
Rain falls down a-freezin'
And stickin' like a snow

[Verse 2]
Lingerin' suspicions
Screamin' in my head
Lies all mixed up with omissions
Oh, welcome home again

[Pre-Chorus]
It's too late for apologies, they're fallin' at my feet

[Chorus]
"This is just the way of the world," Joe said
"Had to put a bullet into his head"
And then lit up a cigarette
Decided to call his fat friend Fred
Well, he said, "Fred, I just killed a man
I caught him layin' with my girlfriend
And now they're both dead
People can be so cold when they're dead"

[Verse 3]
Callin' all the neighbors
Time to make amends
Whiskey floods the table
Oh, good friends 'til the end
[Pre-Chorus]
And they're making silly faces and it's tastin' bittersweet

[Chorus]
"This is just the way of the world," Joe said
"Had to put a bullet into his head"
And then lit up a cigarette
Decided to call his fat friend Fred
Well, he said, "Fred, I just killed a man
I caught him layin' with my girlfriend
And now they're both dead
People can be so cold when they're dead"

[Instrumental Break]

[Pre-Chorus]
It's too late for apologies, they're fallin' at my feet

[Chorus]
"This is just the way of the world," Joe said
"Had to put a bullet into his head"
And then lit up a cigarette
Decided to call his fat friend Fred
Well, he said, "Fred, I just killed a man
I caught him layin' with my girlfriend
And now they're both dead
People can be so cold when they're dead"
"A-this is just the way of the world," Joe said
"I had to put a bullet into his head"
And then lit up a cigarette
Decided to call his fat friend Fred
Well, he said, "Fred, I just killed a man
I caught him layin' with my girlfriend
And now they're both dead
People can be so cold when they're dead"