I can't help it when there's so many tears they can escape
When one night I've locked them up for life
The next they flood the gates
And I blame it on the fishing line
That dazzles with the bait of
Greener grasses, redder mornings, darker nights, and brighter days

I'm hooked
Addicted you might say
Conflicted in the way
One should behave
Oh oh oh
Hooked
By such a little taste
And just the time to waste oh, waste away
Reel 'em in, y'all

Oh it's funny
No not funny
Let's say "interesting" instead
That a man can live his whole life
Only wishing he was dead
It's obvious to all of us
He's living in his head
Thanks to fishing lines that bore the bait
On which the poor man fed

He's hooked
Addicted you might say
Conflicted in the way
One should behave

And try as I might I can't escape
I lost my mind and took the bait
Try as I might I can't escape
I lost my mind
And I took the bait

Hey, hey
Hey, hey
Hey, hey

Well I never wanted to be attracted
To shiny little things
But I can't help it if I'm attracted
When they're in front of me
Well I never wanted to be attracted
To shiny little things
But I can't help it if I'm attracted
See

I'm hooked
Addicted you might say
Conflicted in the way
One should behave
Oh, oh, oh
Hooked
By such a little taste
And just the time to waste oh, waste away

I, I am hooked
Addicted you might say
Conflicted in the way
In the way
In the way, I'm always in the way

And try as I might I can't escape
I lost my mind and took the bait
Try as I might I can't escape
I lost my mind and
I took the bait

Hey, hey
Hey, hey