[Verse 1: Dave Gahan]
Fame can have strange effects
Money can have strange effects

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals

[Verse 2: Dave Gahan]
Drink can alter you
Girls can have strange effects, too

[Chorus: Dave Gahan, Martin L. Gore & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals

[Interlude]

[Verse 3: Dave Gahan]
We all know boats don't last
We all know cars are fast

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals
[Interlude: Dave Gahan]
"Yeah!"

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals

[Chorus: Dave Gahan & Alan Wilder]
I ask myself, "Is it a sin?"
To be flexible when the boat comes in
Open the window and out go ideals