Dialed up his Murs on the telephone talk to somebody who can tell him what the hell is wrong Brain up, he don't know what to do But the people that know him that it ain't nothing new Catch five rings, then an answering up on the beep, stare up towards the ceiling Stood up to remember that he slept So he grabbed his and put a hat on his rat's nest Stepped up to that big Somebody said "Today's a good day to die." But he really was a big fan of their work So he up the walk by kicking sand in the dirt A friend to the strangers, a to friends He'll take a coffee and a pack of cigarettes you have a minute Handle it. Paid up. The change, you can it He's a sucker for the morning smile and summer If you knew him he'd ask for some time he's looking for a reservoire to empty his mind And there's only so much he can put in a Gotta talk to somebody who can tell him what the is wrong
2X] And this house has lotta walls But very few mean anything to you And this house has gotta lotta But very few mean anything to you
No value to titillate Far shallow, so get it straight Blacktop, sidewalk,and the life is priceless and talk is cheap And as he sits (as he sits) in his four-cornered Following a tune, born to Carefully learning and analyzing the you use Finally realizing humility is a bruise Scared don't make none If these walls could speak, they would peep about the ones Watching this man, falling off of his Underachievin' so he can understand. (Crazy reverse speech.)
So, who did tattoos? nice And who built tabboos? That's If he had a glass pipe, he smash it and use it to slash his wrists But someone beat him to it He would fingerpaint you a picture his blood A self-portrait, dramatic and But the odds of you finding any appreciation are too Keeps his grim Tap his foot to the of original sin Throw his balls to the wind to know down these pins He'll keep swinging from the above his chin Till he finds his soul in the fifty bin The price of the escalates Fake when he takes home one of his dates He could another hate-poem for you to break Or stay calm and wait for that big earthquake surrounded by the fire and the water Still to honor this empire's daughter Still answering you're afraid to ask Still believing that God's gonna his ass
If you knew him better he'd ask for time he's looking for a reservoire to empty his mind And there's so much he can put in a song Gotta talk to somebody who can tell him what the is wrong