Sign Your Life Away Songtext

von Genesis

Well, I heard you sold them America,
You said it was built to last,
Price is right, the time is now,
You said it was going fast.
Well, I've got my beliefs and I don't agree
With a single word you say.
A convincing smile, a twist of truth,
You seem to get your way.

And they believed you
With every word you said,
It always sounded so convincing
As you signed their life away.

So tell me what you're thinking
When you lie in your bed,
The suffering you've caused
Surely it must go around your head.

Well they call you Mr. Cover,
A predator at heart.
A man who's reputation
Was dangerous from the start.
You lie and you steal, cheat and you rob,
Sold anything you could.
You never had a second thought
For people that you hurt.

And they believed you
With every word you said,
It always sounded so convincing
As you signed their life away.

So tell me what you're thinking
When you lie in your bed,
The suffering you've caused
Surely it must go around your head.

It's been so many years.
Well, you've hurt so many people
As you've singed their lives away.
Do you ever spare a moment's thought
About the price they have to pay?

And they believed you
With every word you said,
It always sounded so convincing
As you signed their life away.

So tell me what you're thinking
When you lie in your bed,
The suffering you've caused
Surely it must go around your head…