Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes I get all confused when you mix up the dates Don't gimme the pretend you come for the weekend And you stay for the week You say that you hate it but that's how you made it Just to keep it oblique We're both high high high, high high on lemon sips We're all su-su-su-sucked in by parlor tricks Oh, the people deceive you, the kids never leave 'Cuz you make them at home You try to appease them and they show you the stick But still you pick up the phone But hey man, you can take it As long as they don't shove you out in the cold It's not getting better, no, it's not getting better, man It's just getting old And ah ooh, we do what we're programmed to do Hey, we do what we're told I never remember to carry my book When I get on the bus You never forget when it's your time to pay up When they are making a fuss We're both high high high, high high on lemon sips We're all high high high, high high on wiggling hips And ah ooh, you break up your plans for the weekend And ah ooh, you can tell them the dates But that don't mean they're letting you go Ooh go ooh Don't gimme the pretend you come for the weekend And you stay for the year Avoid all your plans 'cuz we're making our day jobs Into a steady career We're both high high high, high high on lemon sips We all claw claw claw, claw climb on to sinking ships And ah ooh, avoid all the cold sideways glances And ah ooh, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate and then turn to stone Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes You turn 25 and now you're all out of escapes, c'mon Hey the rock writer told me to tell you Though you're great and you're brave You still lack that which makes you a star Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes We all get a little drunk and we act like apes