Let's pretend that this is real
Let's say this really is the deal
The way you put me out
It makes me doubt my sanity

You toe the line until it breaks
You savor all of your mistakes
Then you do whatever pleases you
It's all you know

Clean me, and hang me out to dry
Screaming, and live another lie
You make it seem so effortless

Grace is never the reward
It's a price you never could afford
You can count your change
But you can't exchange your dignity

Sell your soul to pay the rent
Be sure to count up every cent
Cuz when you lose your aim
In this dirty game, you're through

Clean me, and hang me out to dry
Screaming, and live another lie
You make it seem so effortless

Clean me, and hang me out to dry
Scheming, until the day you die
You make it seem so effortless