Late one night I heard a knock at the door 
The boys were really painting the town 
I was just another bored teenage boy 
Kickin' up and actin' the clown... Yeah 

One dare led to another dare 
Then things were getting out of control 
We hopped the fence and we stole the pears 
And I threw away a part of my soul 
Yes, I threw away a part of my soul (now it's) 

Haunting me how I stole those pears 
'Cause I loved the wrong 
Even though I knew a better way 
Not for hunger or poverty 
It was more than pears that I ended up 
throwin' away... Yeah 

Time goes by - now I'm old and grey 
Those pears are just a memory 
I would gladly pay all I have today 
But that's just not the problem you 
see... ('cause it's) 

Haunting me how I stole those pears 
'Cause I loved the wrong 
Even though I knew a better way 
Not for hunger or poverty 
It was more than pears that I ended up 
throwin' away... Yeah 

Why do we love all the things that are wrong 
Forbidden fruit has a strange siren song 
Why do we do what we don't want to do 
When we live with regrets our whole lifethrough 

Haunting me how I stole those pears 
'Cause I loved the wrong 
Even though I knew a better way 
Not for hunger or poverty 
It was more than pears that I ended up 
throwin' away... Yeah 

And I don't even like pears that well...