My friend has problems with winter and autumn

They give him prescriptions, they shine bright lights on him

They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it

They say you can catch it, but sometimes you're born with it



My friend has spite, he gets shakes in the night

And they say that there's no way that they could have

Caught it in time takes his toll on him

It is traditional, it is inherited, predispositional

All day I've been wondering what is inside of me

Who can I blame for it? I say it runs in the family



This family that carries me to such great lengths

To open my legs up to anyone who'll have me

It runs in the family, I come by it honestly

Do what you want 'cause

who knows it might fill me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

fill me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up



My friend's depressed, she's a wreck, she's a mess

They've done all sorts of tests and they guess

It has something to do with her grandmother's

Grandfather's saving war soldiers

Who badly infected her



My friend has maladies, rickets, and allergies

That she dates back to the 17th century

Somehow she manages in her misery

Strips in the city and shares all her best tricks with

me, well i'm well. well, i mean i'm in hell.

well, i still have my health,

at least that's what they tell me.

If wellness is this, what in Hell's name is sickness?

But business is business and business runs in the family



We tend to bruise easily, bad in the blood.

I'm telling you 'cause I just want you to know me

Know me and my family, we're wonderful folks

But don't get to close to me 'cause you might knock me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

knock me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up



Mary, have mercy, now look what I've done

But don't blame me because I can't help where I come from

running is something that we've always done well

And mostly I can't even tell what I'm running from

Run from their pity, from responsibility

Run from the country and run from the city

I can run from the law, I can run from myself

I can run from my life, I can run into debt

I can run from it all, I can run 'til I'm gone

I can run for the office and run for my cause

I can run using every last ounce of energy

I cannot, I cannot, I cannot run from my family



They're hiding inside of me, corpses on ice

Come in if you like but just don't tell my family

They'd never forgive me, they'd say that I'm crazy

But they would say anything if it would shut me up

Shut me up

Shut me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

Shut me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up

me up