["Liars, Cheats, and Crooks" by Five Times August (Official Lyric Video) 2024](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yED2b-GGRKg) **Lyrics:** You want me scared, You want me weak You want me brain dead and asleep You want us trapped while you all laugh behind the scenes You want us sick You think we’re dumb You want us blind and you want us drugged You want us poor while you get more of everything But you don’t get to tell me what to think and what to do No, you don’t get to tell me what is true ‘Cause you’re just liars, cheats, and crooks You change the rules and you burn the books And so I don’t believe a single word you say You’re all liars, fakes, and cons We want you out and we want you gone So don’t believe this time you’ll get away You want us tricked You want us numb You want us scared and you want us stung You want us shot and you want us bought in every way You want our minds You want our time You want us framed up in your crimes I hope you know that it’s time to go and we’re taking names ‘Cause you don’t get to tell us what to think and what to do No, you don’t get to tell us what is true ‘Cause you’re just liars, cheats, and crooks You change the rules and you burn the books And so we don’t believe a single word you say You’re all liars, fakes, and cons We want you out and we want you gone So don’t believe this time you’ll get away ‘Cause we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies La la la la la all your lies You don’t get to tell us what to think and what to do You don’t get to tell us what to think and what to do You don’t get to tell us what to think and what to do ‘Cause you’re just liars, cheats, and crooks You change the rules and you burn the books And so we don’t believe a single word you say You’re all liars, fakes, and cons And we want you out and we want you gone So don’t believe this time you’ll get away ‘Cause we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies We see la la la la la all your lies we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies We see la la la la la all your lies You’re just liars, cheats, and crooks You change the rules and you burn the books And so we don’t believe a single word you say You’re all liars, fakes, and cons We want you out and we want you gone So don’t believe this time you’ll get away ‘Cause we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies La la la la la all your lies ‘Cause we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies La la la la la all your lies ‘Cause we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies La la la la la all your lies ‘Cause we see la la la la la la la la la all your lies La la la la la all your lies