Everyone I know is goin' through the motions
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
It's easier than dealin' with your human emotions
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)

It's like an epidemic of a mental malaise
And possibly related to these wartime days
So come on, come on, and go
Through the motions with me

Come on an ego trip, now
Come on,
Bump up
Prozac
Don't even think about Iraq, no, no

Into deep depression I'm beginnin' to sink, now
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
If only my insurance plan would pay for a shrink, now
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)

I'm feelin' pretty low, but don't worry 'bout me
I'm not down in Guantánamo, a detainee!
So come on, come on, and go
Through the motions with me

(Instrumental--Marine marching band)

Better check yourself and don't get into cocaine, now
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
Even megavitamins can frazzle your brain, now
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
You wake up in delirium and out of control
A little bit of prison and a lot of dough!
So come on, come on, and go
Through the motions with me

(Instrumental--Mariachis!--Ah-hoo-ah!)

Yay, yay, yay, yeah!

Bein' alcoholic is no federal crime, now
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
Feliz Cinco de Mayo, it's tequila with lime, now
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)

With booze or medication it's so easy to do
You just act like a zombie when you're feeling blue
So come on, come on, and go
Through the motions with me
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
(Come on, baby, go through all the motions)
You're doin' fine, that's right......
Mmm, mm, mm, mm.....