Stop getting me off track
I mean it, there's a problem here
This time it is for real
how can I make myself more clear?

I never say quite what I mean, and never mean quite what I say,
and how did that get out of me, and what the hell did I mean to
say?

This time it is for real
This is a real emergency
This time I swear it is the truth
this must be dealt with urgently!

I never say quite what I mean, and never mean quite what I say,
and how did that get out of me, and what the hell did I mean to
say?

There's a fire There's a fire

I really mean it now,
this time I swear I have not lied
This isn't like the last time
I swear to God I have not lied!

I never say quite what I mean, and never mean quite what I say,
and how did that get out of me, and what the hell did I mean to
say?

There's a fire There's a fire