The man to his lover said, - I have to kill my brother cause of jealousy And a sister to another - I don't even bother if you set me free And a girl from where I live never think about anything else than how she looks Me, I ain't to clever so I'll just stick to all these best-seller-books In other parts of the world people cry until they die Life is short And I know a man who put a gun to his head Tired of everything, he shot himself dead Yeah, he shot himself dead We learn by our mothers, - stick to your brothers But we go different ways We're told by our fathers, - Get rid of things that bothers Some don't make it through the haze Some don't make it through the haze A boy with no shoes on, looked at me and said, - gruesome I saw pain in his eyes A girlfriend to a film star said, - I've always thought that you'd go far I can deal with your lies (You lie) ...with your lies We learn by our mothers, - stick to your brothers But we go different ways We're told by our fathers, - Get rid of things that bothers Some don't make it through the haze We learn by our mothers, - stick to your brothers But we go different ways We're told by our fathers, - Get rid of things that bothers Some don't make it through the haze Yeah, right through the haze