We're in love, let's be together   Happy times or heavy weather   Mother says, today's a special day   So let's not fight, okay, yeah      When you were at school, you were a honey   The boys all loved you, you loved their money   The boys would stare, you'd cross your legs   And then you'd toss your hair      Away   Yes, you get by   Away      Money's scarce, but family honor   Brings it home, brings it home   And down the shop, their tongues they snicker   TV dinners, beer and liquor, oh yeah      Skeletons fall out of cupboards   Curtains drawn, fall open to allow   The light shows up the dust   That plays around your face      Away   Yes, you get by   Away      Away   Yes, you get by   Away      Innocence and lies don't make a perfect match   Leave your door unlatched   I know a word could be untrue   And yet still move you      And all that time they bring their friends 'round   Dress you up, show you up   And all the time they told you it was true   Well, I'll believe you now      But then I just don't know   I think I have to reconsider, yeah   I know when she got married   She looked fine in white and lacy frills      Oh yeah, she had a baby   It was painful, it was worth it   And all the time they stuck the knife in   Pulled it up and twist it around      Away   Yes, you get by   Away      Away   Yes, you get by   Away      Away   Oh, yes, you get by   Away      Well, that's fine, fine, fine