Well it got my goat   For heaven's sake!   What? A-Ha!   See something's come over   The people around here   They never leave their comfor zone   What? A-ha!   They seem not to care   So try to steer clear      As the legend goes   Of the mystery house   The old man in his basement chained   A monster in the cabinet   A creature of habit   incredibly inevitable   Incredibly strange      Ever since the day   Just like a parade   When the old man moved to town   The people started losing track   Of important things they'd known   And folks 'round here lost the will   To get things done at all   Ask someone what wwent wrong   They'll say it's not their fault      So when you're feeling might low   Not just a little, but a lot   You realize you're all messed up   But don't feel bad   A voice inside your head says   It's not your fault      The Thing   That climbs into your head at night   The Thing   With selfish teeth and greedy eyes   The Thing   That helps you escape your mistake   The Thing   There's something else that you can blame   THE THING IN THE BASS AMP      He unleashed the beast on the people   When it hit no one cried or screamed   They all went about their business   Getting back to the front of the TV screen   Now the thing, he's part of your   He'll keep your pride alive   And who are they to accuse you?   I guess they think that thing's a lie!   It's a lie!   It's a lie!   It's a lie   It's a lie!      So when you're feeling might low   Not just a little, but a lot   You realize you're all messed up   But don't feel bad   A voice inside your head says   It's not your fault      The Thing   That climbs into your head at night   The Thing   With selfish teeth and greedy eyes   The Thing   That helps you escape your mistake   The Thing   There's something else that you can blame      It's alive!   It's alive!   It's a lie!