lirik lagu the man on your street – momus
now at last i’ve mastered
this business of living
though i’ve lost my self-respect along the way
(for worms like me a small price to pay!)
ambition was the road i sent my cars down
full of application forms and guns
i scooped up what no-one else would stoop to
i turned men to methods one by one
then again they loved me like a father
then again i sheltered them from choice
(they were speechless so i used their voice!)
in my extensive garden sheltered from the world i’ve made my faithful wife and daughter sit on benches in the rain awaiting me and although i’ve given them no special incentive their one pursuit and hobby is to reflect credit on me
now the world’s at the end of my tether
in a last ditch bid to get it together
i wake my wife in the night
and ask her is our life right?
but as her tired voice cracks
and she starts to pretend
i find myself at my own receiving end
disappointment crowns my years like grey hair
and i’ve taught the world my point of view
(it’s in the saddest part of you)
better men than me have lost their freedom
when my measures made them lose their cool
prizing head and heart will get you nowhere
when your word commands a ship of fools
then again i’ve bred respect for virtue
then again i’ve set the terms for vice
(my laws are simple and concise)
i arrange for my ivy green limousine to break down amongst holly trees and seize a command performance from my beautiful daughter and as i commit this unnatural act by the sh0r-s of lake geneva i contemplate the fact that blood is much s-xier than water
now the world’s at the end of my tether
in a last ditch bid to get it together
i appoint maria the queen
of my happy office harem
but as i smell the fear in the memos she sends
i find myself at my own receiving end
after all i’m just the man on your street
in my cups i’m raking in my cut
(it’s a never-ending glut)
when i’m patching up my reputation
i confess a simple man’s misdeeds
for the body in this robe of office
shares its skin with everything that bleeds
then again these powers have been my weakness
then again i may not live for long
(while you think you need me i’ll be strong)
in the darkness of this hat i keep my head in ever-accelerating
trains of thought are giving me a whale of time
and as i mint the tin gods that will succeed me
i cross your outstretched sweating palm with my portrait
metal and sublime
now the world’s at the end of my tether
in a last ditch bid to get it together
i remember my citizen’s rights
and call for professional advice
but as the cold phone croaks
‘can i help you my friend?’
i find myself at my own receiving end
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- kumpulan lirik lagu kidd rese › lirik lagu dying man – kidd rese
- kumpulan lirik lagu clines mind › lirik lagu into the flames – cline’s mind
- kumpulan lirik lagu olivia evans › lirik lagu leave it behind – olivia evans
- kumpulan lirik lagu bunbury › lirik lagu la sirena varada (mtv unplugged) – bunbury
- kumpulan lirik lagu ivan selleng › lirik lagu space echo – ivan selleng
- kumpulan lirik lagu ross antony › lirik lagu it’s magic – ross antony
- kumpulan lirik lagu forrest clay › lirik lagu this water i am treading – forrest clay
- kumpulan lirik lagu rune rystad › lirik lagu the future that never came – rune rystad
- kumpulan lirik lagu darl phyngers › lirik lagu bubble and whine – darl phyngers