Me
(randy newman karl marks the spot where tom waits before the war)
Oh why do people look at me
as though I were a freak
Oh canć° they see that what theyćŽe looking at is quite unique
In fact Ić go as far as saying IćŚ something of a gem
whose qualities do not expire they simply overwhelm
If I believe the half of what most analysts now claim
Then photos of me must be put into a Zimmer frame
You canć° make music at your age
It simply isnć° done
Well balls to those who take that View
especially if theyćŽe young
Me I believe a child that misbehaves
And answers back
Would benefit for what it did
By being given a smack
(Why do people, why do people, why do people)
IćŚ happy being middle-aged
Where confidence is full
When growing up my sisterćŻ doll
was all that I could pull
Your eyes are blue
Your eyes are green
What difference does it make?
As long as you've no more than two
And only onećŻ a fake
(Why do people)
Iće never felt the urge to burn the candle at both ends
The logic of it does indeed make very little sense
Imagine trying to place it somewhere
After itćŻ been lit
With flames above it and below
TherećŻ nowhere it would fit
Let alone a candlestick
Let alone a candlestick
Oh why do people look at me
as though I were a freak
Oh canć° they see that what theyćŽe looking at is quite unique
In fact Ić go as far as saying IćŚ something of a gem
whose qualities do not expire they simply overwhelm
If I believe the half of what most analysts now claim
Then photos of me must be put into a Zimmer frame
You canć° make music at your age
It simply isnć° done
Well balls to those who take that View
especially if theyćŽe young
Me I believe a child that misbehaves
And answers back
Would benefit for what it did
By being given a smack
(Why do people, why do people, why do people)
IćŚ happy being middle-aged
Where confidence is full
When growing up my sisterćŻ doll
was all that I could pull
Your eyes are blue
Your eyes are green
What difference does it make?
As long as you've no more than two
And only onećŻ a fake
(Why do people)
Iće never felt the urge to burn the candle at both ends
The logic of it does indeed make very little sense
Imagine trying to place it somewhere
After itćŻ been lit
With flames above it and below
TherećŻ nowhere it would fit
Let alone a candlestick
Let alone a candlestick