Midas

The voice inside the suit came crawling down the telephone Somewhere between a chessboard and a nursery rhyme I heard the rattlesnake shaking in his invitation And the whites of his knuckles on the other end of the line Midas, yeah Midas, la-la-la-la-la Midas, yeah Midas Stepped inside his office and the whole place seemed to shiver, he said "Come here, a little closer, boy, come on, don't be shy" I searched to find the fracture in his tombstone facelift And he fixed me with the coldness of the kingdom in his eyes Midas, yeah Midas, la-la-la-la-la Midas, yeah Midas He said, "Come on, kid You think we got a deal, yeah?" Threw his head back like a pelican and straightened his tie Each time they're askin', you're making me kinda nervous And with a click of his silvered fingers, I was falling through the sky Midas, yeah Midas, la-la-la-la-la Midas, yeah Midas Midas