HIDING IN THE TREE LIKE A SQUIRREL

The sounds from the radio had crawled into my brain
I wound the clock around my head in space and time
Found cook kneading dough as was our usual arrangement
Now she’ll probably slap my face off
When she finds who's to blame
So as she turns the oven on I start to walk outside
The matches flash - then her curses - I tried to hide
She starts screaming my name and man I was scared to death
And deathly quiet as I hid in the shrubs

I was hiding in the tree like a squirrel
Biting on my lip like a girl
Nestled in a clam like a pearl
Dear, Lord I hope the gas man’s coming
'cause I really started something.

Things got back to normal as the gas was soon turned on again
Our bread and rolls came out about thirty minutes later
A dark and bearded customer knocks on our door looking grim
Glasses splattered rain drops slide off his droopy hat
Slaps down two ones he does and demands an ice cold coke
I opened the ice box like a good bloke

I ran outside up the tree like a squirrel
Biting on my lip like a girl
Nestled in a clam like a pearl
Dear, Lord I hope the ice man cometh
'cause I really started something.

And then my boss, a master baker goes and grabs an axe
Begins to chop away I started shaking like a leaf
Hiding from responsibility not always best
And anyway they always find you - wish I’d simply stayed in bed
Now find me downing stiff ones nights at the local bar
But don’t feel sorry for me ‘cause now I’m a rock star

I'd been hiding in the tree like a squirrel
Biting on my lip like a girl
Nestled in a clam like a pearl
Dear, Lord I hear my groupies coming
'cause I really started something.