House Of Cards

And this house is built of cards

And the earth is blowing too hard

Because dad won't stop drinking

And mom won't stop cheatin' herself,

And the family, and me

So I lie beneath it all

Watch the king and his queen

As they fall

They say that diamonds aren't forever

Well hearts aren't that clever

And the suits that we parade don't mean a thing

But it's never us to blame

A new prescription with a different name

But it tastes the same

So we'll role the dice and play,

Take our chances anyway

And if it's odds that we're banking on my love,

One in ten can't save us from

The sad statistic we've become

Seems they've already won

Now our home is growing cold

I look at you, you look at me

We turn and fold

Cause it seems that I can't stop drinking

And you can't stop cheating yourself,

And our family, and me

But it's never us to blame

A new prescription with a different name

But it tastes the same.

So we'll role the dice and play,

Take our chances anyway

And if it's odds that we're banking on my love,

One in ten can't save us from

The sad statistic we've become