We were sitting at the bar finishing our last drink,
Talking like mature adults, and hormones did their thing,
Run my hand under your dress and gently squeeze your thigh,
You're wearing my wedding ring - I don't need an alibi now.

I know that cathode ray lies and steals,
It pays no attention to the way that you feel,
And I will pray without ceasing,
I will play while unleashing sanities and the vanities,
And the empty keep leaching,
Hope to be brutal as I examine every motive, yeah.

I will strain my soul to hear the words of love,
Strain my soul to hear the words of love,
Strain my soul to hear the words of love spoken.

Honey, I've got visions of your flesh and more rolling around my brain,
Hear angel voice choruses around each and every bend,
And I come to you with my bleeding little heart in my hand,
Tough time getting it off my sleeve, but I knew you'd understand now.

I know that asphalt highway lies and steals,
It pays no attention to the way that you feel,
And I will pray without ceasing,
I will play while unleashing sanities and vanities,
And the empty keep leaching,
I hope to be brutal as I examine every motive, yeah.

I will strain my soul to hear the words of love,
Strain my soul to hear the words of love,
Strain my soul to hear the words of love spoken.

I am stricken with malaise, I am smitten with the vapours,
It defies all known description, every current nomenclature,
Given to excesses, gross exaggerations, manifold weaknesses and diverse temptation.

Now I know that James Earl Ray lies and steals,
And pays no attention to the way that you feel,
And I will pray without ceasing,
I will play while unleashing the sanities and the vanities,
And the empty keep leaching,
Hope to be brutal as I examine every motive, yeah.

I will strain my soul to hear the words of love,
Strain my soul to hear the words of love,
Strain my soul to hear the words of love spoken.

And I will strain...strain my soul,
Hear the words of love spoken.