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

Toe the line until it breaks
You savor all of your mistakes
And 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 and pay the rent
Be sure you count up every cent
Cause 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