Nellie Mckay

Dear, I thought I'd drop a line.
The weather's cool. The folks are fine.
I'm in bed each night at nine.
P.S. I love you.

Yesterday we had some rain,
but all in all I can't complain.
Was it dusty on the train?
P.S. I love you.

Write to the Browns just as soon as you're able.
They came around to call.
I burned a hole in the dining room table.
And let me see, I guess that's all.

Nothing left to tell you, dear.
Except, each day seems like a year.
Everybody's thinking of you.
P.S. I love you..

Now the not alone, you're on your own
Welcome home
Follow through the street, now here's the heat
Welcome back home

Whipping wind upon your face
Slow child while you can
'Round the bend where one's who chase
So wild as a lamb

Flowers keep growing, water flowing, life is kind
Still every scene's a memory I won't miss
Motors are humming, water flooding, numb the mind
Still this is someone else's form of bliss

Slam out the gate, tempting fate, got to roll
Never escape what you know

Who could, could you? Who could, could you?
Who could, could you, could you, could you, could you, could you?
Who could, could you? Who could, could you?
Who could, could you, could you, could you, could you, could you?
Who could, could you?

Charming bits of flotsam floating in your sea of mind
Wondering the reason, should you leave it all behind
Weaving through the leavings, you were wrong but so was I
Seeking something perfect in the wreckage of my mind

Flowers keep growing, water flowing, life is kind
Still every scene's a memory I won't miss
Pictures parading, water glazing, numb the mind
Still this is someone else's form of bliss

Mommy, mommy

You are the light I follow
You are the face of a faith I love
Oh, my darling believe in me

You are the hymn I cover
You are the king of an Indian dove
Oh, my darling the fever in me

I wait for a while, I know
But I let it go, yes, I let it go
My fear is gone

You are the hope I cherish
You are the care of a prayer I love
Oh, my darling believe in me, in me
Believe in me

What is my name?
Who is this fool?
What is this game?
What are the rules?

There you go havin' up a party
Have you got a lot to see?
'Fore I know having somebody
Ain't all it's cracked up to be for me
Pasadena girl

Strike down my hands
Strike down my heart
Strike out this plan
White out this part

There you go havin' up a party
Have you got a lot to share?
'Fore I know having somebody
Mightn't be the best idea for me
Pasadena girl

Problems of the lifetimes, often everywhere
Solving them takes fighting as a pair, do we dare?

Please let me be, this ain't no good
Ten thousand feet from where I stood

There you go havin' up a party
Have you got a lot to give?
'Fore I know having somebody
Maybe ain't the way to live for me
Pasadena girl

Problems of the lifetimes, often everywhere
Solving them takes fighting as a pair, do we dare?

There you go havin' up a party
Have you got a lot to show?
'Fore I know having somebody
Maybe ain't the way to go for me
Pasadena girl

If you would sit
oh so close to me
that would be nice
like its supposed to be
if you dont Ill slit your throat
so wont you please be nice
if you would hug your arms right around me
that would be snug
like its supposed to be
if we part Ill eat your heart
so wont you please be nice

Oh dont you love this romancing
know that its your life youre chancing
isnt it nice
now youve married me
sugar and spice
like its supposed to be
if you go ill get your dough
so wont you please be nice

Stop with your jazz oratory
I only listen to top forty
NSync rules
isnt it nice
together well always live
no sacrifice
well vote conservative
if you run Ill pull a gun
give me head or youll be dead
salute the flag or Ill call you a fag
oh wont you please be nice

Baby watch your back
Baby watch your back ...
I watched you come and go and never noticed
Like daily papers, faces, knick-knacks
But now I've seen you
And you are my focus
Baby watch your back
I went my days and nights
Not knowing of you
But now you fill my every minute
And I can't stop myself for my thoughts
Of you are infinite

I watch you
You hate me
I don't like you
But I want to have your baby
You ain't got no soul
I don't really get you
You ain't got no soul
Like I've never met you

[chorus]
You ain't got no soul
But I'm gonna let you in
For a big surprise
Baby watch your back
Baby watch your back
Watch out

Now you walk down the street and I follow
Wearing my wig and funny glasses
And I will follow you wherever you go
Baby watch your back
I'll catch you one day in the rain or the fog
And then you'll realize how I care
And I'm invincible for I am like smog
I'm everywhere
I touch you
I feel you
I brush you
Soon I'll steal you

[chorus]

Baby watch your back!

Baby watch your back
Baby watch your back ...
I watched you come and go and never noticed
Like daily papers, faces, knick-knacks
But now I've seen you
And you are my focus
Baby watch your back
I went my days and nights
Not knowing of you
But now you fill my every minute
And I can't stop myself for my thoughts
Of you are infinite

I watch you
You hate me
I don't like you
But I want to have your baby
You ain't got no soul
I don't really get you
You ain't got no soul
Like I've never met you

[chorus]
You ain't got no soul
But I'm gonna let you in
For a big surprise
Baby watch your back
Baby watch your back
Watch out

Now you walk down the street and I follow
Wearing my wig and funny glasses
And I will follow you wherever you go
Baby watch your back
I'll catch you one day in the rain or the fog
And then you'll realize how I care
And I'm invincible for I am like smog
I'm everywhere
I touch you
I feel you
I brush you
Soon I'll steal you

[chorus]

Baby watch your back!

I wake up
I am bored
To my pictures I implore
Should I go or stay
What should I be today
Make a leap
Go to sleep
Should I cry or should I weep
Where should I go from here
Am I hetero or queer
Oh, self discovery
What joy it is
I need recovery
Caffeinated fizz
Should I run
Should I hide
Happy pill or suicide
Contribute or refute
Have a kid
Then call it cute
Oh, self -esteeming, in suburbia
My shelf is teeming
A pet named Chia

[chorus]
Oh what should I say
What should I pray
Who would care if I went ahead
And punched the wall
Oh what do I care
What should I wear
What do I care
What does it matter
If I change the world at all

I listen to some rap
I give myself a slap
Come on use the pain
Drink up from the rain
Just arise unsupervised
Healthy wealthy you know wise
Dance around
Make a sound
Let yourself become unwound
God, I'm so German
Have to have a plan
Please Ethel Merman help me out this jam
Ding a ling
Ring a ding
Anything just do something
Feelin' dense
On the fence
Civil disobedience
Come on now's the hour
Go and deviate
Can't you feel the power
Hope you appreciate

[chorus]

OK Dr. Phil
Ready for my pill
Flex my psychic muscle
Guess we'd better hustle
People are dying now
Do something you ugly cow
Sorry for myself again
Me, my wallet and my men
Jesus I love you
Frank I love you, too
Hit the road together
Get out of the zoo
No exit
Just a pit
Apocalyptic and a zit
Hurry now
Pack your bags
Adieu you mall scallawags-ac

I wake up
I am bored
To my pictures I implore
Should I go or stay
What should I be today
Make a leap
Go to sleep
Should I cry or should I weep
Where should I go from here
Am I hetero or queer
Oh, self discovery
What joy it is
I need recovery
Caffeinated fizz
Should I run
Should I hide
Happy pill or suicide
Contribute or refute
Have a kid
Then call it cute
Oh, self -esteeming, in suburbia
My shelf is teeming
A pet named Chia

[chorus]
Oh what should I say
What should I pray
Who would care if I went ahead
And punched the wall
Oh what do I care
What should I wear
What do I care
What does it matter
If I change the world at all

I listen to some rap
I give myself a slap
Come on use the pain
Drink up from the rain
Just arise unsupervised
Healthy wealthy you know wise
Dance around
Make a sound
Let yourself become unwound
God, I'm so German
Have to have a plan
Please Ethel Merman help me out this jam
Ding a ling
Ring a ding
Anything just do something
Feelin' dense
On the fence
Civil disobedience
Come on now's the hour
Go and deviate
Can't you feel the power
Hope you appreciate

[chorus]

OK Dr. Phil
Ready for my pill
Flex my psychic muscle
Guess we'd better hustle
People are dying now
Do something you ugly cow
Sorry for myself again
Me, my wallet and my men
Jesus I love you
Frank I love you, too
Hit the road together
Get out of the zoo
No exit
Just a pit
Apocalyptic and a zit
Hurry now
Pack your bags
Adieu you mall scallawags-ac

My oh my walkin' by
Who's the apple of my eye
Why it's my very own
Clonie
Oh if I should stroll the 'hood
Who knew I could look so good
Just talkin' on the phone to
Clonie
We are pals
It's cool 'cause we're not lonely
Shallow gene pool
There's nothing to my only
Clonie
Me and you, hustlin' through
Holdin' on through thick and thin
Just day by day our DNA
'cause the Olsen twins got nothin' on us
We'll survive
Side by side
Mother Nature don't you call her phony
She's my clonie

Who was wealthy
But not healthy
Had no one to dwell with me
So look who i got born
Clonie
Far from broke
Bored rich folk
We don't need no natural yolk
Our babies come full formed
Clonie
We'll be huggable
Get a publicist and show them
Be the most lovable thing
Since fucking Eminem
Oh my friend
Multiply, we're a franchise
Like Walt Disney or Hannibal Lechter
We can tell our cancer cells
Are more benign than old Phil Spector
We'll survive
Side by side
We're tougher than even Russell Crowe-y
You're my clonie

Oh clonie how I love you
I'm the only person I ever loved
Gee, that's swell
I guess you're just my fatal attraction-y
You're my clonie

My oh my walkin' by
Who's the apple of my eye
Why it's my very own
Clonie
Oh if I should stroll the 'hood
Who knew I could look so good
Just talkin' on the phone to
Clonie
We are pals
It's cool 'cause we're not lonely
Shallow gene pool
There's nothing to my only
Clonie
Me and you, hustlin' through
Holdin' on through thick and thin
Just day by day our DNA
'cause the Olsen twins got nothin' on us
We'll survive
Side by side
Mother Nature don't you call her phony
She's my clonie

Who was wealthy
But not healthy
Had no one to dwell with me
So look who i got born
Clonie
Far from broke
Bored rich folk
We don't need no natural yolk
Our babies come full formed
Clonie
We'll be huggable
Get a publicist and show them
Be the most lovable thing
Since fucking Eminem
Oh my friend
Multiply, we're a franchise
Like Walt Disney or Hannibal Lechter
We can tell our cancer cells
Are more benign than old Phil Spector
We'll survive
Side by side
We're tougher than even Russell Crowe-y
You're my clonie

Oh clonie how I love you
I'm the only person I ever loved
Gee, that's swell
I guess you're just my fatal attraction-y
You're my clonie

Look at you you're young
Havin' so much fun
Gonna be a star
Blah blah blah
And click there goes the phone
I don't wanna know
What my
Horoscope's predicting

Just pour me a drink
Cuz I need a kick
I don't wanna think
I just wanna sip

[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all
David won't you give me a call
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around

Mister bushie says
I'm your president
I have lots to say
Hey hey hey
And click goes the remote
There you have my vote
Catchin' the next boat out of here

Just pour me a drink
Cuz I need a lie
I don't wanna think
I just wanna die

[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all
David don't you hear through the wall
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around

[bridge]
Chaos pervades the world outside
Days offer spades of hurled outcries
Gone is the fair and five and dime
But he is there
He's so fine

Listen to her play
Has somethin' to say
Even has a rap
Clap clap clap
But click there goes the lid
Sorry 'bout the fib
I ain't got a grip on nothin'

Just pour me a drink
Right outta the can
I don't wanna think
I just want my man

[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all
David dear I'm just down the hall
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around

Look at you you're young
Havin' so much fun
Gonna be a star
Blah blah blah
And click there goes the phone
I don't wanna know
What my
Horoscope's predicting

Just pour me a drink
Cuz I need a kick
I don't wanna think
I just wanna sip

[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all
David won't you give me a call
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around

Mister bushie says
I'm your president
I have lots to say
Hey hey hey
And click goes the remote
There you have my vote
Catchin' the next boat out of here

Just pour me a drink
Cuz I need a lie
I don't wanna think
I just wanna die

[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all
David don't you hear through the wall
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around

[bridge]
Chaos pervades the world outside
Days offer spades of hurled outcries
Gone is the fair and five and dime
But he is there
He's so fine

Listen to her play
Has somethin' to say
Even has a rap
Clap clap clap
But click there goes the lid
Sorry 'bout the fib
I ain't got a grip on nothin'

Just pour me a drink
Right outta the can
I don't wanna think
I just want my man

[chorus]
David don't you hear me at all
David dear I'm just down the hall
Waitin' here not makin' a sound
David come around

my cat died and I quickly
poured myself some gin
did she die from old
age or was it for my sins
god I loved her oh so much
miss her little kitty touch
does she miss me does she care
oh I miss her kitty stare
do you have a little time
would you like to ease my mind
talk for hours and never stop
chop your head off
be a lighter person
brighter person nicer
but you've heard it all before
so ding dong
there's the doorbell
hello man in white
he's gonna make you all well
getcha through the night
but hey now
you don't feel better
as you take your fresh bromide
maybe this man of letters lied
let me tell you 'bout a dream
I had the other night
you were in it boy you sure
gave me a super fright
I was walking down the street
downtown by the DMV
you popped out behind a door
it was odd you were on all fours
do you have some time to spare
you were barking at a bear
it said hey you'd better stop
chop your head off
be a lighter person
brighter person nicer
but you've heard it all before
so ding dong
there's the doorbell
hello man in red
he's gonna make you all well
getcha into bed
but hey now
you don't feel better
as you wake and slowly rise
maybe this smooth jetsetter lied

stick around one minute more
I'm smarter than you think
do I sound like an old bore
oh man it's just the drink
I didn't always hit the gin
there were times when I fit in
they'll never know
how much I tried
did I tell you my cat died
do you have a little time
would you like to ease my mind
talk for hours and never stop
chop your head off
be a lighter person
brighter person nicer
but you've heard it all before
so ding dong
there's the doorbell
hello man in black
he's gonna make you all well
getcha through go on bed
but hey now
you don't feel better
as you take your fresh bromide
maybe this man of letters lied
and you today

my cat died and I quickly
poured myself some gin
did she die from old
age or was it for my sins
god I loved her oh so much
miss her little kitty touch
does she miss me does she care
oh I miss her kitty stare
do you have a little time
would you like to ease my mind
talk for hours and never stop
chop your head off
be a lighter person
brighter person nicer
but you've heard it all before
so ding dong
there's the doorbell
hello man in white
he's gonna make you all well
getcha through the night
but hey now
you don't feel better
as you take your fresh bromide
maybe this man of letters lied
let me tell you 'bout a dream
I had the other night
you were in it boy you sure
gave me a super fright
I was walking down the street
downtown by the DMV
you popped out behind a door
it was odd you were on all fours
do you have some time to spare
you were barking at a bear
it said hey you'd better stop
chop your head off
be a lighter person
brighter person nicer
but you've heard it all before
so ding dong
there's the doorbell
hello man in red
he's gonna make you all well
getcha into bed
but hey now
you don't feel better
as you wake and slowly rise
maybe this smooth jetsetter lied

stick around one minute more
I'm smarter than you think
do I sound like an old bore
oh man it's just the drink
I didn't always hit the gin
there were times when I fit in
they'll never know
how much I tried
did I tell you my cat died
do you have a little time
would you like to ease my mind
talk for hours and never stop
chop your head off
be a lighter person
brighter person nicer
but you've heard it all before
so ding dong
there's the doorbell
hello man in black
he's gonna make you all well
getcha through go on bed
but hey now
you don't feel better
as you take your fresh bromide
maybe this man of letters lied
and you today

I wanna get married
yes, I need a spouse
I want a nice Leave it to Beaverish
golden retriever and a little white house
I wanna get married
I need to cook meals
I wanna pack you cute little lunches
for my Brady bunches
then read Danielle Steele
I wanna escape
this rat race Ive created
Im feelin enervated
I dont care if I make it
I just want to bake a sugar cake for you
to take to work in the morn
and Ill stay home cleaning the dishes
and keeping your wishes all warm
I wanna get married
thats why I was born

I wanna partake in bake sales for the classroom
I wanna hear the sweet tune
of Sallys little vroom-vroom
as she zooms around my broom
as I exhume the gloom
of my shallow life
I wanna be simple and honest and dimpled
cause I am your wife
I will never tarry
Im not even torn
I wanna get married
thats why I was born

I wanna get married
yes, I need a spouse
I want a nice Leave it to Beaverish
golden retriever and a little white house
I wanna get married
I need to cook meals
I wanna pack you cute little lunches
for my Brady bunches
then read Danielle Steele
I wanna escape
this rat race Ive created
Im feelin enervated
I dont care if I make it
I just want to bake a sugar cake for you
to take to work in the morn
and Ill stay home cleaning the dishes
and keeping your wishes all warm
I wanna get married
thats why I was born

I wanna partake in bake sales for the classroom
I wanna hear the sweet tune
of Sallys little vroom-vroom
as she zooms around my broom
as I exhume the gloom
of my shallow life
I wanna be simple and honest and dimpled
cause I am your wife
I will never tarry
Im not even torn
I wanna get married
thats why I was born

In high school it was cool to say
you look funny
youre a retard dummy
a retarded dummy
yeah you suck out of luck
youre no Playboy bunny
hee hee
so you laugh, its a gas
theyre right on the money
theyre just being funny, hysterically funny
yeah im stupid its true
now can we be chummy?
Maybe

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize youre not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you turn the other cheek
dont wanna think about the schools in Bosnia
dont wanna sing about food in Somalia
I dont need this, I dont see this
all I want is inner peace

Graduate but too late
college will just hurt you
soon theyll all desert you
get your just desserts you
all essays MLA format theyll convert you
Could they?
so you try its like pie
get just more alert you
theyll not try to hurt you
only you can hurt you
so you say, so you play
they would not subvert you
Would they?

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize youre not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you get on through the week
dont wanna think about the new armed forces
dont wanna sing about no carriage horses
I dont need this, I dont see this
all I want is inner peace

You pretend its the end
ah yes Im all grown now
uh-huh Im at home now
fool, youre never home now
even this laughll pass
go answer your phone now
youll see
see I told you youre old
now youre all alone now
look ma how Ive grown now
aint you proud Im grown now
look this head is all dead
see how much youve done now
You pussy

But then it hits you, then it ki

In high school it was cool to say
you look funny
youre a retard dummy
a retarded dummy
yeah you suck out of luck
youre no Playboy bunny
hee hee
so you laugh, its a gas
theyre right on the money
theyre just being funny, hysterically funny
yeah im stupid its true
now can we be chummy?
Maybe

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize youre not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you turn the other cheek
dont wanna think about the schools in Bosnia
dont wanna sing about food in Somalia
I dont need this, I dont see this
all I want is inner peace

Graduate but too late
college will just hurt you
soon theyll all desert you
get your just desserts you
all essays MLA format theyll convert you
Could they?
so you try its like pie
get just more alert you
theyll not try to hurt you
only you can hurt you
so you say, so you play
they would not subvert you
Would they?

But then it hits you, then it kicks you
then you realize youre not unique
and you ignore it, you implore it
just to let you get on through the week
dont wanna think about the new armed forces
dont wanna sing about no carriage horses
I dont need this, I dont see this
all I want is inner peace

You pretend its the end
ah yes Im all grown now
uh-huh Im at home now
fool, youre never home now
even this laughll pass
go answer your phone now
youll see
see I told you youre old
now youre all alone now
look ma how Ive grown now
aint you proud Im grown now
look this head is all dead
see how much youve done now
You pussy

But then it hits you, then it ki

Jimmy, you know my love is true
and Davy, you know I love only you
and Mitchie, you give meaning to every day
and Nathan, hold on I got somethin to say
menfolk they need their women
but women dont need their men
ladies can walk away grinnin
but guys act surprised
I thought I was your man
whyd you leave me baby
well sir heres a maybe
maybe its because we can
what the hell do you mean?
well for instance
you get a one you want twofold
and what else?
youre a fiend, youre tight-fisted
got no moral molars
shrug your shoulders
sell your soul to get your gold
but hey hey hey
that aint nothin to do with you
youre a sensitive Joe Im forgettin
but every woman knows
its a pose, just a pose

Youre preenin in your armchair
and Im steamin at your knee
go on pontificatin like I care
Peter Lorrie, then a story about ACDC
Harvard-educated, frustrated dictator
tyrant with a PhD
what the hell do you mean?
well for instance
you have started every war
and what else?
youre obscene, a coincidence
get your pornos from Time Warner
who is fornicatin foreign shores
but hey hey hey
that aint nothin to do with you
youre a sensitive Joe, Im forgettin
but every woman knows
its a pose, just a pose

Sammy, oh let me put away the kettle
oh no honey
your arrogance is what makes you special
and Manny, of course
when you leave you are missed
fellas cant you see Im pissed
tryin to enjoy my readin
but you insist on interpretin text
oh go on fuck off Im pleadin
every sentence is a pretext for sex sex sex sex
god you went to Oxford
head still in your boxers
but youre male so what should

Jimmy, you know my love is true
and Davy, you know I love only you
and Mitchie, you give meaning to every day
and Nathan, hold on I got somethin to say
menfolk they need their women
but women dont need their men
ladies can walk away grinnin
but guys act surprised
I thought I was your man
whyd you leave me baby
well sir heres a maybe
maybe its because we can
what the hell do you mean?
well for instance
you get a one you want twofold
and what else?
youre a fiend, youre tight-fisted
got no moral molars
shrug your shoulders
sell your soul to get your gold
but hey hey hey
that aint nothin to do with you
youre a sensitive Joe Im forgettin
but every woman knows
its a pose, just a pose

Youre preenin in your armchair
and Im steamin at your knee
go on pontificatin like I care
Peter Lorrie, then a story about ACDC
Harvard-educated, frustrated dictator
tyrant with a PhD
what the hell do you mean?
well for instance
you have started every war
and what else?
youre obscene, a coincidence
get your pornos from Time Warner
who is fornicatin foreign shores
but hey hey hey
that aint nothin to do with you
youre a sensitive Joe, Im forgettin
but every woman knows
its a pose, just a pose

Sammy, oh let me put away the kettle
oh no honey
your arrogance is what makes you special
and Manny, of course
when you leave you are missed
fellas cant you see Im pissed
tryin to enjoy my readin
but you insist on interpretin text
oh go on fuck off Im pleadin
every sentence is a pretext for sex sex sex sex
god you went to Oxford
head still in your boxers
but youre male so what should

send a breeze
a pitbull's yelp
a tender squeeze
a cry for help
make it now
and make it fast
such memories
can never last
I long for the days
music and mayhem
mama's a smilin' friend
in the scuzzy hue of the sunlight
manhattan avenue

Lionel please
watch o'er our door
the children tease
I beg for more
chipping paint
the ceiling's spent
aw ain't it great
can't make the rent
I long for the days
kittens are meowling
junkies are prowling
deep in the jazzy hue of the streetlight
manhattan avenue

(instrumental break)

how wild it is
what strange a vice
that a mugger and a child should share the same paradise
oh but dreams come true on
manhattan avenue