New Monkey
Elliott Smith
I didn’t make these tabs myself. here come the sidewalk boss again telling me how i can’t cave in but i’m a study in black need a pat on the back i looked up and smile a picture of dissatisfaction and he can only see as a junky though i might be straight as an arrow he’s busy shaking hands with my monkey busy shaking hands with my monkey i go in my car straight to the bar where my sweety pours the beer for the millions of fans ignoring the bands he’s in my ear wants me to live in denial says you gotta settle for something though it might not be really living anything is better than nothing (x2) no actor action man gonna move in and take my place i’ll be pumping out the product just a total waste look at your hands unoccupied look at the lengths you’ll go to hide your under the veil pretending to bail you gotta whole lot of empty time left to go now you’ve gotta fill it with something i know what you could do - don’t you know anything is better than nothing no actor action man gonna move in and take my place i’ll be pumping out the product just a total waste i’m here with my cup afraid to look up this is how i spend my time lazing around head hanging down stuck inside my imagination busy making something from nothing pictures of hope and depression anything is better than nothing (x4)