Family ties used to be what it was all about
Now they're all harder to live with than to do without
And when that feeling's gone it won't be long before it starts again
Still you're laughing in the poison rain
You sit at home and try to make sense of what they say
Well, all they mean is to get you down then they walk away
With the family ties around your neck you know you're bound to fall
If blood's thicker than water, does it flow at all?
What keeps you laughing in the poison rain
Somehow I believe they'll be driving you insane
What keeps you laughing in the poison rain
Somehow I believe they'll be coming around again
For one moment you only see how it could have been
Should I be really glad to see you smiling again
With the family ties around your neck you know you're bound to fall
If blood's thicker than water, does it flow at all?
What keeps you laughing in the poison rain
Somehow I believe they'll be driving you insane
What keeps you laughing in the poison rain
Somehow I believe they'll be coming around again
For one moment you only see how it used to be
You grab the phone and find the number in your memory