After years of waiting, nothing cameAs your life flashed before your eyes, you realizeI'm a reasonable man, get off, get off, get off my caseI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my caseAfter years of waiting After years of waiting, nothing cameAnd you realize you're looking in, looking in the wrong placeI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my caseI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my case, get off my caseI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my case, get off my case After years of waitingI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my case, get off my caseI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my case, get off my caseI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my case, get off my caseI'm a reasonable man, get off my case, get off my case, get off my case

I jumped in the river, what did I see?Black-eyed angels swam with meA moon full of stars and astral carsAnd all the figures I used to see All my lovers were there with meAll my past and futuresAnd we all went to heaven in a little row boatThere was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt I jumped into the riverBlack-eyed angels swam with meA moon full of stars and astral carsAnd all the figures I used to see All my lovers were there with meAll my past and futuresAnd we all went to heaven in a little row boatThere was nothing to fear, nothing to doubtThere was nothing to fear, nothing to doubtThere was nothing to fear, nothing to doubt

There are barn doorsAnd there are revolving doors Doors on the rudders of big shipsWe are revolving doors There are doors that open by themselvesThere are sliding doorsAnd there are secret doors There are doors that lockAnd doors that don't There are doors that let you inAnd outBut never openBut they are trapdoorsThat you can't come back from

Come on, come onYou think you drive me crazyCome on, come onYou and whose army? You and your croniesCome on, come onHoly Roman empireCome on if you thinkCome on if you thinkYou can take us onYou can take us on You and whose army?You and your croniesYou forget so easy We ride tonightWe ride tonightGhost horsesGhost horses We ride tonightWe ride tonightGhost horsesGhost horsesGhost horses

I might be wrongI might be wrongI could've sworn I saw a light coming on I used to thinkI used to thinkThere was no future left at allI used to think Open up, begin again Lets go down the waterfallThink about the good times and never look backNever look back What would I do?What would I do?If I did not have you Open up, let me in Let's go down the waterfallHave ourselves a good time, it's nothing at allIt's nothing at allNothing at all Never look backNever look back

I want you to knowHe's not coming backLook into my eyesI'm not coming back So knives outCatch the mouseDon't look downShove it in your mouth If you'd been a dogThey would've drowned you at birthLook into my eyesIt's the only way you'll know I'm telling the truth So knives outCook him upSquash his headPut him in the pot I want you to knowHe's not coming backHe's bloated and frozenStill there's no point in letting it go to waste So knives outCatch the mouseSquash his headPut him in the pot

The morning bellThe morning bellLight another candle andRelease meRelease me You can keep the furnitureA bump on the headHowling down the chimneyRelease meRelease me, yeah Release meRelease me Where'd you park the car?Where'd you park the car?Clothes are on the lawn with the furnitureNow I might as wellI might as well Sleepy jack the fire drillRound and round and round and round Cut the kids in halfCut the kids in halfCut the kids in half Release meRelease meRelease meRelease me

There are better things to talk aboutBe constructiveBear witness We can useBe constructiveWith your blues Even when it's onlyWarningsEven when you're talkingWar games Why don't you quiet down?Why don't you quiet down?Why don't you quiet down?Why don't you quiet down? You don't live in a business worldHe never goes and he never staysWe'll have goals in a liberal worldLiving in times when I could stand it, babe It's all over, the baby's cryingIt's all over, maybe I can see out of here All over, the planet's deadAll over the planet, so let meOut of here All over, all over, all over, all over Quiet down(We are the dollars and cents and the pounds and pence)(And the mark and yen and yeah, we're going to) Why don't you quiet down?(Crack your little souls)(We're going to crack your little souls) Why don't you quiet down?(We are the dollars and cents and the pounds and pence)And the pounds and pence and yeah, we're going to) Why don't you quiet down?(Crack your little souls)(Crack your little souls) We are the dollars and cents

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While you make pretty speeches I'm being cut to shredsYou feed me to the lionsA delicate balance When this just feels like spinning platesI'm living in cloud cuckoo landAnd this just feels like spinning platesMy body's floating down a muddy river