Life & Rhymes

I think a lot about the times when i was old and full on lines
Like man it's all so hip or was it groovy
Well anyway that's all so yuk
Like a book i didn't read last night
Concerning someone else's wife. whose husband's son
Had ran off with his mother

And you know. if 3 and 2 were multiplied they'd equal 6
Little children started building not with bricks
But with what they had been told was
Advantageous to an old and sort of in between
Has been

I must admit it frightens me to think we take so literally
The fact that you can get away with murder
There ought to be a law against
Common sense of course will not prevail
If people going into jail
Are doing so for fear of unemployment

And you know. what makes a parrot talk
Is really rather cute
What he does is listen close then follows suit
And within a minute. two at best. refers to you
As nothing less than some obscene
Has been

I've never had myself altered. what for
I mean if i did. i'm not sure
I'd be all that happy to see. another me

I wouldn't be at all surprised if i looked you
Straight in the eyes
And saw there were no stars. only your eyeballs

And you know, if two and two were joined
By two they'd equal 6
Little children started building not with bricks

And without even the prompting will bestow on you
The daunting little words that mean
Has been
A sort of in between
Has been

You may have given me the breaks
Amended all my life's mistakes
Ooh but pretty baby
You don't own me

You may be more than just a friend
On whose assistance i depend
Ooh but pretty baby
You don't own me

What makes you think you have the right
To say that i owe you my life
A life you say is your life only
Nothing to do with me
Well don't forget for all your power
Even in my darkest hour
You don't own me

You may be fully in control of
Every dream i'll ever hold
Ooh but pretty baby
You don't own me

You might have taught me how to dress
Whereas before i looked a mess
Ooh but pretty baby
You don't own me

I know it sounds so very cruel
To have to say i don't want you
After all the love you've shown me
Let's not start a feud
I'm not your slave don't you forget it
And even if i live to regret it
You don't own me

Why must you always be so right
Why can't you never be wrong
It's not a crime to say you're sorry
And it don't take long
If it only takes a minute to say something that's nice
If it only takes a minute then why not twice

It might interest you to know
If i'm unhappy then i'll go
No point in staying here being lonely
What good would that do
It's time you got it through your head
Although i'm grateful for all your help
You don't own me

I know that you've enjoyed all the good things
Money's given to you
And that to have to live without them is not an easy thing to do
You take great pride in your appearance all of which is
Second to none
And i can understand how you're feeling when you
See yourself growing old
The man you love is never there to hold
So bear with me just a little bit longer
Bear with me and i guarantee you that our love
Will grow stronger
Bear with me just a little bit longer honey won't you
- bear with me

I know i said i'd be back tomorrow without any further delay
And i know how you felt when i rang up and told you
That i had to stay
You seem to forget that i'm doing everything in my power
To safeguard both our futures we cannot live on love alone
Gotta have more if we're to build a home
So bear with me etc...

Love is the strangest thing as any song will tell
Just when you think it's heaven
It turns out to be hell

I should have known from the start this would happen
From the moment we went anywhere
If other women so much as looked at me
You'd be screaming blue murder. i swear
And yet you say that my leaving doesn't hurt you in the least
But even if that's true
You'll do all in your power to destroy me
If i know you

You never once in the time spent together
Even loved me with half of your heart
Okay you gave me the world and i took it
But i was young then and eager to start
And yet despite you declaring. you understand the way i feel
Now that we are through
You'll do all in your power to destroy me
If i know you

What on earth possesses children to abandon fairytales
Are we simply getting old
Or as parents have we just failed

I never stopped wanting you for a second
In all the time i was with you i swear
But i will not spend my life with a woman
Who thinks that love is a state of affairs
And yet you say you're not bitter, we had one too many years
But even if that's true
You'll do all in your power to destroy me
If i know you

What on earth possesses people
To destroy each others homes
Are we really all as bad
As the tv cameras have shown

You say how much you respect what i'm doing
You say how high you regard my ideas
And yet for years as i stood in the background
You never once let me up off my knees

I'm looking for a man who knows how to finish
Better than to begin
I'm looking for a girl whose age is virginia
Name around seventeen
I'm looking for a tie that won't get knotted
One that will not be four making five
On i've a reason you see
That's good. tell me where's the door

I like to think it's time i stopped interfering
In peoples private lives
I like to think the bits i find fascinating
Ought to decrease in size
I like to think but then you tell me who doesn't
And i'll tell you a tale/tail
Is the part you start with when you begin
Or brush if your dog's on sale

I like to think but then you tell me who doesn't
And i'll tell you a sale
Is the time you find out everything's cheap
Only prices remain unchanged

I'm wondering if the girl i married this morning
Wants us to get divorced
I'm wondering if the child we both plan on having
Shouldn't be ordered first
I'm wondering if the pain i have in my left leg
Isn't just in my head
Which is fine. don't mind as long as i'm here
I might as well stay myself

I've got a good position here. my boss is proud of me
He said so in a letter that he wrote the other week
My parents too are happy. which is nice
For without their encouragement i never would have tried
But now much to their horror. i've decided i might quit
What's the point of working hard when i can hardly live
The key to my survival lies with you
Don't ask me what you've got. i only know that while you do
For a minute of your time, a minute of your time
I would gladly go with you anywhere
For a minute of your time. a minute of your time
I'd be happy in despair

It's funny how our lives are mapped out in a certain way
Call it fatalistic if you want to that's okay
The point i'm trying to make. is. as a rule
An error on your part can be a costly one for you
But looking back how often have you thought. well i'll be blowed
If it wasn't for that error. i'd be on a different road
Which leads me very nicely round to you
You know how much i love you and until you love me too

For a minute of your time a minute of your time
I would gladly go with you anywhere
For a minute of your time. a minute of your time
I'd be happy in despair
For a minute of your time. a minute of your time
Even though it may not seem that long to you
For a minute of your time. a minute of your time
Even less for me would do

I don't suppose you'd ever think of moving in with me
Lots of people do it. it's quite common i believe
This may come as a shock. even to you
But i'm the one who feels this way and here's what i would do
For a minute of your time. etc.