From the top of the ocean, yeah! From the bottom of the sky, goddamn! Well I get claustrophobic I can You know that I can Well, from the top of the ocean, yeah! From the bottom of the sky, goddamn! Well I get claustrophobic I can You know that I can
And he said "I am not allowed much danger Well, keep in mind you're an old friend, stranger You'll burn me in effigy And I'll burn you in effigy" Well, a rattlesnake up in Buffalo, Montana He bit the leg of the old sheriff Ha! That boy fell down on his harelip Ow! Ow! Well I, I might be wrong But you, you tag along And we, we all been wrong and I get dizzier by the mile I said hell yeah The money's been spent Go to the county line And pay the rent and said uh-oh I said uh-oh
Oh, if you could compact your conscience Oh, and you might Oh, if you could bottle and sell it you might've done Oh, and you might Oh, if you could compact your conscience and sell it Save it for another time You know you might have to use it
And the television's gone Go to the grocery store Buy some new friends And find out the beginning The end and the best of it Well, do you need a lot of what you got to survive?
Here's the man with teeth like God's shoeshine He sparkles, shimmers, shines Let's all have another orange julius Thick syrup standing in lines The malls are the soon to be ghost towns Well, so long, farewell, goodbye
Take up all for the long ride And you'll go around town No one will want to be uptight anymore You should be ashamed To be so proud of what you've done But not no one Not now, not ever anyone Take them all for the sight of their happiness From that deep hurt deep down inside
And you can add it up and give a shit Give a shit Go to the family doctor, it's all worth it All worth it All along And it's all gone Or you can add it up and give a shit Give a shit I wouldn't call that the best of it Best of it All along And it's all gone
Here's the man with teeth like God's shoeshine He sparkles, shimmers, shines Let's all have another orange julius Thick syrup standing in lines The malls are the soon to be ghost towns Well, so long, farewell, goodbye
And the telephone goes off Pick the reciever up Try to meet ends And find out the beginning The end and the best of it
Oh my goddamn! Take them all for the long ride And you'll go around town No one wants to be uptight anymore You should be ashamed To be so proud of what you've done But not no one Not now, not ever anyone