Standard (EADGBE)

We were sick, we were sick at the top

So far from where we started,

Too far along to stop

We were sick, we were sick at the thought

We’d ever lose our grip

And end up sick at the bottom

Fed on the dirt,

Laid on the land

Never gave a day away,

Never gave a damn.

Bred all we could,

Shared all we had

Every dirty germ another lesson and present to man

We were sick, we were sick at birth

Snuck around, had our fun

Stuck a fork, we were done

We were sick, we covered the earth

Us and all our friends

And anyone getting us medicine

Fed on the dirt,

Laid on the land

Never gave a day away,

Never gave a damn.

Bred all we could,

Shared all we had

Every dirty germ another lesson and present to man

We were sick, sick in the brain

Too young to kill, too old to contain

Stuck out our tongue catching the acid rain

We were high, we were alive, we were sick.

Bridge

x4)

Never pure,

Never aware

Never a cure,

Never a care

Never a need, never a damn, a legacy

We were sick, sick in the brain

Too young to kill, too old to contain

Stuck out our tongue catching the acid rain

We were high, we were alive, we were sick

Oh, we were high, we were alive, we were sick.