I get up to dance no matter what they playnmy feet move this and then that waynpull on my drink and give 'em the eyenthen go home alone and crynbecause I'm going through the motions nI'm going through the motions babynwaiting here for younnGet to work 'bout half past 8ncome quitting time I acceleratenrunning towards what I'm running fromnfrom the trigger to the barrel of the gunnbecause I'm going through the motions nI'm going through the motions babynwaiting here for younnused to count the days you've been awaynand practice the words that I would saynwhen you'd come back saying you were wrongnand wondering how I stayed so strongnbut now I got the notionnthat I'm just going through the motionsnand you might not come back at allnnI tried to pray but I'd lose my placenwith my mind searching for your facenand the rosary pressed into my handnlike a stranger in a foreign landnbecause I'm going through the motions nI'm going through the motions babynwaiting here for younnused to count the days you've been awaynand practice the words that I would saynwhen you'd come back saying you were wrongnand wondering how I stayed so strongnbut now I got the notionnthat I'm just going through the motionsnand you might not come back at allnnI get up to dance no matter what they playnmy feet move this and then that waynpull on my drink and give 'em the eyenthen go home alone and crynbecause I'm going through the motions nI'm going through the motions babynwaiting here for you