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.