But There It Is

Dude was runnin’ his mouth tonight

I’ve seen this shit before

Talkin’ crazy for his own fun

Like a bad scene from the Jersey Shore

Too many people caught up in their own chatter

So slick with their verbal slip and slide

Or holier than thou, lecturing with furrowed brow

Or hard-boiled-potato-tough, and talkin’ turkey

But this dude tonight got crazy game

Had the whole place going half insane

Lucky nobody clocked his crane

This dude was really out there

OK, so dude might be me

Lit up and talkin’ fast

Runnin’ in the downtown spots

In Deutsch we say “gib Gas!”

Yeah, gib Gas and fuel that brain

Motor functions clearly under strain

Social skills gone down the drain

Is this how I have fun?

I looked into the mirror

During nighttime brush of teeth

That asshole who was talking too much

Was looking right back at me

I wasn’t impressed by his look

But I must admit

I might buy the book

Like Greg Lake (of ELP) said:

Perhaps there’s a thing or two

I think of lying in bed

I shouldn’t have said

But there it is

Conversely, the place stank like death and flies swarmed

I splashed lukewarm water on my face

And set out again