Stop getting me off track
I mean it, there's a problem here
This time it is for real
How can I make myself more clear?

I never say quite what I mean, and never mean quite what I say,
And how did that get out of me, and what the hell did I mean to say?

This time it is for real
This is a real emergency
This time I swear it is the truth
This must be dealt with urgently!

I never say quite what I mean, and never mean quite what I say,
And how did that get out of me, and what the hell did I mean to say?

There's a fire
There's a fire

I really mean it now,
This time I swear I have not lied
This isn't like the last time
I swear to God I have not lied!

I never say quite what I mean, and never mean quite what I say,
And how did that get out of me, and what the hell did I mean to say?

There's a fire
There's a fire

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