DELICATE TENSION

this is a dreadful party
i don't know why i came here

gettin to be pretty common place
don't want anyone to see my face
actually it's more like i don't care
to see anybody else sittin there
this is a song for the lonely soul
the one who's hiding there in a hole
feeling apprehensive all by myself
that's the only way it's ever been

delicate tension creeps up on you
and you don't know how to keep it there
pelican pension is all you will ever win

are you amused by my pitiful tale
everybody knows how it feels to fail
grief and misery often drop by

middle age crisis, what's the point
i think we oughta just split this joint
i mean depart the premises
let's get out of here
i feel a sudden surge of

delicate tension creeps up on you
and you don't now how to keep it there
pelican pension is all you will ever get paid
delicate tension creeps up on you
and you don't know how i keep it there
penguin perception is all i will ever get paid

gettin to be pretty common place
don't want anyone to see my face
actually it's more like i don't care
to see anybody else sittin there
the first introduction at the door
proved i shouda stayed home even more
the second introduction said i'm so debonair
but i don't care to stick around

make believe this is a millon-seller
make believe this is a millon-seller
make believe this is a millon-seller
make believe this is a millon-seller

if you ever wanna see me again
roll over george orwell
if you ever wanna kiss me again
roll over george orwell
if you ever wanna hear me again
roll over george orwell
if you ever wanna have me again
roll over george orwell
beethoven
dave brubeck
mark chapman
michael jackson
george orwell

as appears on
gets off
(1952-19??) lp
live at tonic 2006

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