Everyone I meet I call a friend No walls between us Till they bend I ain't keepin' score On what you've got Don't care about your paycheck Or the things you've got But everybody starts In the ejection seat A ten strand bond That keeps us complete The ejection seat Everybody rides Treat me wrong And out comes the knife The ejection seat Simple as can be Respect ain't expensive But it ain't free Give me attitude Liars and fakes A strand gets cut Until our connection breaks One strand disappears Then another one goes Soon enough you're headed For the end of the road The ejection seat Everybody rides Treat me wrong enough And out comes the knife The ejection seat Simple as can be Respect ain't expensive But it ain't free I don't need your money Just a minute of your time No knife in my back No hidden line Lend a hand Lend an ear Trust runs both ways That's why we're here The ejection seat Never lies to me Ten strands, one rope Unravels gradually The ejection seat Simple as can be Respect ain't expensive But it ain't free It's really that simple Not a heavy load Be real, be kind And we'll walk the same road
