Grey Tickles, Black Pressure

I did not think I was the one being addressed

In hemorrhoid commercials on the TV set

I often stand and stare at nothing in the grocery store

Because I do not know what to buy to eat any more

And parapraxis is the order of the day

I never heard that word until tonight I have to say

And I’m supposed to believe

Thatthere’s some guy who’ll take the pain away

And there are children who have cancer

And so all bets are off

Cause I can’t compete with that

So all bets are off

Cause I can’t compete with that

I’ve got grey tickles and black pressure

And I’d rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher

Justlike Uncle Paul

Justlike Uncle Paul

I, I-I-I-I, I-I

They won’t be happy til they tear down everything

Which looks remotely cool or is older than two weeks

You must be kidding me except I do know better than to ask

I can’t believe I missed New York during the 70’s

I could have gotten a head start in the world of disease

I’m sure I would have contracted every single solitary thing

And there are children who have cancer

And so all bets are off

Cause I can’t compete with that

So all bets are off

Cause I can’t compete with that

They say let go let go let go

You must learn to let go

If I hear that fucking phrase again

This baby’s gonna blow

Into a million itsy bitsy tiny pieces, don’t you know

Just like my favorite scene in Scanners

Apparently there was an outcry of some sort today

Which no-one heard incidentally and by the way

I have not had the strength to leave my place in days or weeks

And I’ll never understand what’s happening in the Middle       East

And there are children who have cancer

And so all bets are off

Cause I can’t compete with that

So all bets are off

Cause I can’t compete with that

I’ve got grey tickles and black pressure

And I’d rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher

Justlike Uncle Paul

Justlike Uncle Paul

I, I-I-I-I, I-I

I’ve got grey tickles and black pressure

And I’d rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher

Just like Uncle Paul

Just like Uncle Paul

I, I-I-I-I, I-I