When I was on the level
My sneakers never touched the street
When I was on the level
My clothes were always fresh and clean
All the horny devils
Begging for a pitchforking
Now I ain't on the level
And now the little angels said to hell with me
Yes I got caught up in the thrill of it all
With tyre tread on my feet
Cos I was on the level
Then the level came level to me
When I was on the level
I carved my name in the stalls of the nicest places
But down at the pawn shop
We on a first name basis
Got blood on my feathers
I've been eating crow all my life
So don't send no [?] to do no man's job
And don't send no chicken into no co*k fight
Cos I wrote God a Dear John letter
Said this ain't working out
Cos I was on the level
And you were nowhere to be found
Take it to the bridge then!
When the level breaks
What sound will it make
Will it go boom or pow?
When the level breaks
What sound will it make
Will it be silent or loud?
When the level breaks
The sound that it makes will let you know why
But you know how how how how
When I was on the level
I was a lion among men
But now I look around the level
And all I see are stray cats in a circus tent
Before I swallow this shotgun muzzle
And while I still got skin on my knees
I'm getting on the level
Before the level levels me