Well I found out, what it’s likeTo walk among the cobras and, really be aloneAnd to pick at all the bonesWell I found out, what it meantTo really say I’m starving, and the truth was so alarmingAnd in fact I find it hauntingOh well I found out, what they meantTo walk among the cobras and to really be aloneWell I found out, what it’s worthFor a girl to say « I love you » and « God bless the stars above you »Well I found out, what it meantTo really earn a dollar, and to scream instead of hollerAnd to lead instead of followAnd I found out, they were rightThe man who’ll rob your eyes to seeAnd it’s all in front of meAnd the truth won’t set you freeWell I found out, what it meantTo walk among the cobras and, to really be aloneWell I found out, what it’s worthFor a girl to say « I love you » and « God bless the stars above you »And that letter, that I sentYou know every word I meant, and I’m singing my lamentAnd I haven’t got there yetAnd that letter, you sent backTook it with me down the tracks, but the man he brought me backCaught me peeping through the cracks