Forgetting each and every clean thought
And Mom is telling me to clear out
And I never had a reason
My skin is sicker every season
I've avoided any face since
Smiles began to make my eyes wince
Another letter in my pocket
For the night I punch my ticket
D.O.A.
What the tag'll say
I never meant no harm
While an ashtray arm
Now I'm moving on
And perfume nights
Never treat me right
I can't afford to stay
'Til my birthday cake ...
My head as empty as my notebook
My stare as blank as my address book
The only time I ever felt free
Is when I jerked it in an alley
The girl next door pointing her finger
For her twins I am a ringer
$150 at the clinic
Her dad, her dad, her dad
D.O.A.
What the tag'll say
I never meant no harm
While an ashtray arm
Now I'm moving on
And perfume nights
Never treat me right
I can't afford to stay
'Til my birthday cake
Says 28
D.O.A.
What the tag'll say
I never meant no harm
While an ashtray arm
Now I'm moving on
And perfume nights
Never treat me right
I can't afford to stay
'Til my birthday cake
Says 28
And I can't afford to stay
And I can't afford to stay
And I don't intend to stay
I keep, I keep getting in the way
But I keep
I keep keep knockin' about
I keep, I keep keep knockin' about
Knock knock knock knock knock knocking about
Knock knock knock knock knock knockin' about