[Verse 1: Lars Frederiksen]
Goddamn it, man, I almost had it
Stuck in the sewer beneath all the maggots
I ain't foolin', I've been pursuin'
A way to get out of these dirty old ruins

[Chorus]
(I'm checkin' out) I'm never comin' back again
(I'm checkin' out) I'm listed M.I.A

[Verse 2: Lars Frederiksen]
Goddamn it, man, I almost had it
Threw me out the door, they called me a faggot
I ain't done, only yet begun
West Oakland is the place where I'm comin' from

[Chorus]
(I'm checkin' out) I'm never comin' back again
(I'm checkin' out) I'm listed M.I.A

[Interlude]
Oh yeah
Oh yeah

[Bridge: Lars Frederiksen]
Goddamn it, man, I almost had it
Well, I did it again, yeah, I do it outta habit
Well, I'm numb, it ain't no fun
I'm less than zero when you add up the sum
I'm checkin' out, yeah
It ain't no doubt, yeah
A courtship built from anger is what it amounts
I almost had it, I almost had it
I came so close, man, I almost had it
[Chorus]
(I'm checkin' out) I'm never comin' back again
(I'm checkin' out) I'm listed M.I.A
(I'm checkin' out) I'm never comin' back again
(I'm checkin' out) I'm listed M.I.A