Tell your father Tell your priest You'll be gone for a hundred weeks Tell your sister Where you'll be Tell your brother You're with me What the hell's it gonna take to make you see Not gonna sit around and let it be What the hell else do I got to do Because I know what it's all about Play with fire You'll get burnt Trust in liars Then you'll learn To run with scissors You'll get cut Sleep in New York You'll get stuck What the hell's it gonna take to make you see Not gonna sit around and let it be What the hell else do I got to do 'Cause I know what it's all about Tell me honey What will be Back at home or here with me You played with fire And you got burned Sleep in New York Then you'll learn What the hell's it gonna take to make you see Not gonna sit around and let it be What the hell else do I have to do Because I know it'll all work out 'Cause I know what it's all about