It could be a deadbeat, a smooching kiss of death   Going on the defense, binding to bitterness   Throw it off, throw it off   Got your name, got your face, got a record of your mistakes   It’s too easy to end up sneering   It’s been too long now   Yes it was tough, now free yourself, cut it off   You could ages so quickly in a year of judges   And if you stand there dwelling,   You’re no better than your grudges   Oh how it burns, oh how it burns   It’s too easy to end up sneering   It’s been too long now   Yes it was tough, now free yourself, cut it off   Don’t let it stop, no, free yourself, cut it off   It could be better, free yourself, cut it off   Yes it was tough, now free yourself, cut it off   You could age so quickly in a year of judges   They see you fall on your face   Cut yourself off from the smudges   Oh how it burns, oh how it burns