[Verse 1]
You feel desensitized
You feel numb
You wanna word it right
But you're dumb

You're still shakin' it
And not as young
You know you're blowin' it
So hold your tongue

[Chorus 1]
Livin' on foolish notions
Livin' on aches and pains
You're pullin' up stakes and leavin'
You're lookin' for somebody to blame

[Verse 2]
There's been an accident
But no one knows
Get off the little man
Holes in your nose

You're still shakin' it
The bars are closed
You know you're blowin' it
That's how it goes
[Chorus 1]
Livin' on foolish notions
Livin' on aches and pains
You're pullin' up stakes and leavin'
You're lookin' for somebody to blame

[Chorus 2]
Livin' on foolish notions
Livin' on aches and pains
Lookin' for a place to do it
Send a message to the brain

[Bridge]
And I don't want what we've been given
Easy sex and easy livin'
See what's next and see who's taken
Don't wanna check to see who's fakin'

You feel desensitized
You feel desensitized
You feel desensitized
You feel desensitized

[Chorus 1]
Livin' on foolish notions
Livin' on aches and pains
You're pullin' up stakes and leavin'
You're lookin' for somebody to blame
[Chorus 2]
Livin' on foolish notions
Livin' on aches and pains
Lookin' for a place to do it
Send a message to the brain

And we don't want what we've been given

A foolish notion
A foolish notion
A foolish notion