[Verse 1]
Well, I can't get off the ground
In this holding pattern town
They put these buildings up
Just to bring me down
And I don't trust my friends
Any more than I trust the cops
Any more than I trust the air
That's burning up my lungs

[Chorus]
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good

[Verse 2]
My baby looks at me
Like her long lost prince of thieves
Sometimes it's not enough
To get only what you need
And I know I need you
Like the concrete needs the rain
Like a drunk needs ice in his glass
Like a ball needs a chain
[Chorus]
So yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good

[Bridge]
This is paradise
The place you come to die

[Chorus]
So yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good

Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up
Yeah, I'm giving it up for good