[Verse 1]
Standin' in line at the equestrian mart, looks like it's about to rain
I got two small kids and I'm late on the rent, wife's dead two weeks to the day
Dead two weeks to the–
Two weeks to the day

Well, the sun came out, but it was cold as hell; my fingers were as numb as my mind
When my quarter horse Reg kicked me in the head while I was shoein' him up from behind
Shoein' him up–
Shoein' him up from behind

[Chorus]
But every now and then, I get evil
I'm ashamed in the shadow of the steeple
I'm a lunatic lookin' through a keyhole
I hit my kids but I don't mean to
I'm a dead dog lyin' on the sidewalk
Another victim of the mortgage bubble pop
Waitin' on the other shoe to drop, ah

[Verse 2]
Melanie lives at the house next down, got a head full of auburn curls
I seen her standin' in the mud with a baseball glove, spittin' at the other girls
Spittin' at the–
Spittin' at the other girls

Well, here she come in the afternoon with some apples and a pack of Reds
She bathes my babies, then she reads me to sleep; nothin' much ever gets said
Nothin' much ever gets, nothin' much ever gets said

[Chorus]
But every now and then, I get evil
I'm ashamed in the shadow of the steeple
I'm a lunatic lookin' through a keyhole
I hit my kids but I don't mean to
I'm a dead dog lyin' on the sidewalk
Another victim of the mortgage bubble pop
Waitin' on the other shoe to drop, ah

(Ooh)
(Ooh)

[Verse 3]
Well, the cops show up with their lights turned off, Judge Johnny from across the street
Had some calls last night, somethin' didn't look right
Grab your things, you better come with me
Accusations in a room with a neon light, she said, "Don't you pay us no mind"
All we ever shared was a loneliness, he and I was two of a kind
He and I was two of a–
Was two of a kind

[Chorus]
But every now and then, I get evil
I'm ashamed in the shadow of the steeple
I'm a lunatic lookin' through a keyhole
I hit my kids but I don't mean to
I'm a dead dog lyin' on the sidewalk
Another victim of the mortgage bubble pop
Waitin' on the other shoe to drop, ah
(Ah)
(Ooh)