[Verse 1]
It can strike the very poorest or a rich man
It will haunt an atheist as any Christian
So many bodies ache and groan in dire needing
And pretty soon, there is this habit that needs feeding

[Chorus]
It's a dent in the skin, you're sliding it in
That's how it go, go, goes
It never seemed nice; it's a difficult vice
That's how you throw, throw, throw
Your life away; I've got you today
Tomorrow, I don't know, no, no
It's hard to get whole when you're losing your soul

[Verse 2]
The first attempt, it might be caused by pain and need
Or just a little bit of morbid curiosity
The boredom strikes, or else it's loneliness and heartache
And soon enough, you're gonna wish you never started

[Chorus]
It's a dent in the skin, you're sliding it in
That's how it go, go, goes
It never seemed nice; it's a difficult vice
That's how you throw, throw, throw
Your life away; I've got you today
Tomorrow, I don't know, no, so
So hard to get whole when you're losing your soul
[Chorus]
It's a dent in the skin, you're sliding it in
That's how it go, go, goes
It never seemed nice; it's a difficult vice
That's how you throw, throw, throw
Your life away; I've got you today
Tomorrow, I don't know, no, so
So hard to get whole when you're losing your soul

[Bridge]
Scabby sores and rotten abscesses be itchin'
And now there are no metal spoons up in the kitchen
When every minute's crawling by and full of hatred
And you're forced out on the corner for a paycheck

[Outro]
I'll find you; I'll take you away!
Don't die yet, don't die today!
Die today? Don't die today!
Die today? Don't die today!