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And reaching for a glass of water
Dry socks and ripped mat
Your sh*ts under my bed
Dandruff too, your cigarette ash
Hands reaching for a glass of water
Dry socks and razor rash
Your shoes under my bed
Dandruff, doona, cigarette ash
Cream and sugar pie to watch a friend down
Bring the ship about to watch a friend drown
Cream and sugar pie to watch a friend dress.
We just turned around to watch a friend drown.
Hatched underneath an armor crutch under stress
Hatched underneath an arm, a crutch under stress
I'm proud of all the things I love
You wallow in a trough of trivia
I paddle in the things I love
You wallow in a swamp of trivia
Look around - start a room up
Tell us why things raise a smile at parties
Lack inner humour
Look around - start a rumour
Jealous wife scenes raise a smile at parties
Like anal humour
Man overboard, try and save me.
Left you in the bar to try and save face.
Put on your gay face.
Put on your game face.
Screen door out in broad daylight
Squinting at broad daylight
Then stars to mirrors
Next door's camellias
There's so much more that I want in a man
There's so much more that I wanted, and
Tight-lipped procrastination
Ralph Nader, see you around
Tight-lipped procrastination
Yeah later, see you around
Tight-lipped procrastination
Young lady, see you around.
Tight-lipped procrastination
Yeah later, see you around.
We catch Depends
On your to-do list
But in the end
They're f***ing useless.
We can't depend
On your excuses
'Cause in the end
It's f***ing useless.
What's the pity about her
Mostly pity about her
You can only leave a n***** so long.
You can only lean on me for so long.
You're better when it's calm
Your rudder when it's calm
You're wet - out of control
Your wit out of control
Your pubic hairs around my pillow
Your stubble in the sink
Your pubic hairs are on my pillow
Your stubble rings the sink