ARTIFICIAL (Christine Lavin, Copyright Flip-A-Jig 1984) Johnny and Janie were the perfect married But not in bed Oh they tried drugs, How-To Books, even Dr. Ruth But for all and purposes, Their love was dead. 'Till one day Janie went over to the Pink Boutique. She a long cylindrical thing. Now Janie is smiling, is not. night you can hear him sing, He says, ``Our love is bein' kept by Artificial Means, You've grown emotionally attached to that little machine, Our relationship is not as as it seems 'Cause our love is being kept by artificial means'' Johnny down to the barroom He bought one drink, he two, he bought three. Oh, he moaned to the bartender the state of his life. Bartender said, ``Hey Bud, listen to me.'' So Johnny went over to the Pussycat Boutique, He a plastic blow-up doll. Now Johnny is smiling, is not. She is angry she is jealous, appalled. She ``Our is bein' kept alive by Artificial Means You've emotionally attached to that poly-ethylene. Our is not as healthy as it seems, our love is being kept alive by artificial means'' Bridge: Wires (wires), (switches), Batteries (batteries), (plastic), Tufts of hair. Who'd think they could replace the love (love!) Humans used to (humans used to, humans used to, humans used to, humans to!) Then one fateful day those batteries At the same moment that that big doll sprung a (psssss). Janie looked at looked at Janie looked at Johnny, They both it difficult to speak I wish I could say they those contraptions away And fell in all over again, But Johnny taped up hissing woman When Janie stole the batteries his Sony Walkman. Their love is bein alive by Artificial Means. They've grown emotionally attached to modern sex machines. relationship is not as healthy as it seems, 'Cause their love is being kept by artificial means ARTMEANS BR ===DOCUMENT