The deception with tact Just what are you trying to say? You've got a blank face, which irritates Communicate, pull out your party piece You see dimensions in two State your case with black or white But when one little cross leads to shots, grit your teeth You run for cover so discreet Why don't they do what they say, say what you mean One thing leads to another You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long But then one thing leads to another The impression that you sell Passes in and out like a scent But the long face that you see Comes from living close to your fears If this is up then I'm up but you're running out of sight You've seen your name on the walls And when one little bump leads to shock, miss a beat You run for cover and there's heat Why don't they do what they say, say what you mean One thing leads to another You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long But then one thing leads to another, yeah yeah yeah yeah One thing leads to another Then it's easy to believe somebody's been lying to me But when the wrong word goes in the right ear I know you've been lying to me It's getting rough, off the cuff I've got to say enough's enough Bigger the harder he falls But when the wrong antidote is like a bulge on the throat You runs for cover in the heat Why don't they do what they say, say what you mean One thing leads to another You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long But then one thing leads to another, yeah yeah One thing leads to another One thing leads to another One thing leads to another ...