Oh, haul me up, please help me I'm drowning Haul me up to where I can breathe Haul me up where the air is sweeter Stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please Well, I'm walking in a sea of molasses Every step I take oh, it sucks me down The more I fight, the more that it grips me If I sink much further, I'm looking to drown Haul me up, I'm lost in confusion Haul me up, I'm up to my knees Haul me up, I'm stuck in the quicksand Stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please Haul me up Oh, haul me up, please help me I'm drowning Haul me up to where I can breathe Haul me up where the air is sweeter Stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please Now here comes Jezebel, sweet as the morning Holds out a cup and I'm tempted to drink Six thousand voices ringing in the rafters Now how can I dream when I can't even think? Haul me up, now the banshees are wailing Haul me up, now the sirens are singing Haul me up, now the furies are screaming Oh, stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please Oh, haul me up Haul me up, please help me I'm drowning Haul me up to where I can breathe Haul me up where the air is sweeter Stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please But now I'm fighting but this disease has got me But what is this sickness that has no name? Who are these friends that kill me with kindness? I don't know the rules but I'm trapped in the game Haul me up, I'm lost in confusion Haul me up, I'm up to my knees Haul me up, I'm stuck in the quicksand Stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please Haul me up, now the banshees are wailing Haul me up, oh now the sirens are singing Haul me up, now the furies are screaming Stretch out a hand, a hand, brother please Oh, haul me up, haul me up, haul me up, haul me up