A whole lotta trouble
A whole lotta fear
These people talkin'
On and on as they appear
The town is risin', baby
Go read the writin' on the wall

These politicians are not the men in charge
As they sit in the shadows
All the criminals at large
Their only fascination
Is dreamin' ways to keep you down
If they ain't got no use for you
Well, there's no sense in keepin' you around

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
On our heads, fall on our heads
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
On our heads, fall on our heads
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall (House of cards)

Wake up, you sleepy heads
The hour's gettin' late
Oh, don't let the tail that wags the dog
Decide your fate
And just wait till it arrives in, sucker
Oh, can't you see it's all a game?
We gotta change our thinkin'
Or we only got ourselves to blame

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
On our heads, fall on our heads
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall (House of cards)

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
On our heads, fall on our heads
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall (House of cards)

A whole lotta trouble
A whole lotta fear
A whole lotta trouble
A whole lotta fear

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
On our heads, fall on our heads
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall (House of cards)

It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall
On our heads, fall on our heads
It's a house of cards
And the whole thing's ready to fall (House of cards)

And the whole thing's ready to fall