Take what you can   Try to take it all   That's what you were taught   When you were small      Something for nothing   Just ain't the way   Everything you got   Had a price to pay      Who can you believe   When you turn your back   Who can you believe   When you're being told      Hard lies, hard lies   They seem to surround our lives   Hard lies, hard lies   Like the chill of a cold, dark night      People look at you   Right in the eyes   Calling you friend   While they tell you lies      Taking from you   All that they can   Making you feel   Like a lesser man      Who can you believe   When you turn your back   Who can you believe   When you're being told      Hard lies, hard lies   They seem to surround our lives   Hard lies, hard lies   Like the chill of a cold, dark night