Yeah, they're closing down the line
It's almost quitting time
Plotting their next crime
As the evening descends
It's amazing what you'll sell when you're not doing all that well
The stories you will tell
To make you a friend

[Verse 2]
Yeah, you worry about your looks
And from the magazines and books
You get a chic little hook
If you've got the wealth
It's amazing what you'll buy if you think last chance went by
You weave a new set of lines
To cover yourself

[Chorus]
'Cause love is just a plea
The deepest point of need
We take
The reasonable
Facsimile, yeah

[Verse 3]
Ah, sure, you'll take the risk, but then scanty evidence
Can be used against you
At any old time
They'll read you your rights
In the heat of the night
What you thought you held so tight
Slips right through your hands
[Chorus]
'Cause love is just a plea
The deepest point of need
We take
The reasonable
Facsimile most of the time

[Verse 4]
There's been a raging debate as of late and a storm of controversy
Faith pins her corsage on Easter morning's new mercy
We know the terrain well
But You kicked down the gates of hell
Prison cells open
Threw away the key

[Chorus]
'Cause love is just a plea
The deepest point of need
We take
The reasonable
Facsimile

[Organ Solo]

[Verse 5]
Yeah, dragging out of bed, got a big noise all in your head
Living and the dead run
The clear light of day
It's amazing, what you sold always leaves you feeling old
Less water and more coal
To try to make your way
[Chorus]
Love is just a plea
The deepest point of need
We take
The reasonable
Facsimile
Reasonable facsimile
Reasonable facsimile most of the time

[Outro]
Facsimile, yeah
Facsimile most of the time
Most of the time
Most of the time