You took the paper and you took away the pen You looked away as if to say "I'd do it all again" You broke your promise, you left it in a heap In a million pieces now for someone else to keep For someone else to keep People cannot let go, always got to be in control Evil from head to toe, they'll open up and swallow you whole They'll open up and swallow you whole My mother told me, she was very wise Some of your friends will turn on you the minute you close your eyes It's better to keep your distance, than get involved With someone with a problem that never can be solved Never can be solved People who can't let go, always got to be in control Evil from head to toe, open up and swallow you whole Open up and swallow you whole Open up and swallow you whole You took the credit where credit wasn't due You've always got an angle it begins and ends with you Isn't there something you can say that isn't an attack I'd walk away but I'm afraid you'd shoot me in the back Shoot me in the back People who can't let go, and always have to be in control Evil from head to toe, they'll open up and swallow you whole People who can't let go, always got to be in control Evil from head to toe, they'll open up and swallow you whole Open up and swallow you whole Open up and swallow you whole (Even try to poison your soul)