Skin Suit Blues

"Okay, is everybody here?" Your head is heavy on your shoulders You can cut the corners, play it any way you'd like There's retribution when you're older You put your money on the other side Living in a strange time Living with a changed mind You did your best, we couldn't punish you for trying But in the back, you know they're laughing while you're dying Staring at the microwave Maybe I was born this way Mama's boy was soaked with praise Throw yourself your own parade Doc says none's wrong, gotta mop it up You know it's all in the head (all in the head) While you're on, hide out From the only one that ever got you out of the bed That sound got away in the panic Now you're running through the shadow of doubt Pulling out with the only lighted ember They always said that I'd land on my feet They didn't mention that I'd shatter both my legs What finally put you in the big boy seat? We're taking bets, was it the money or the sex? Living in a strange time (yeah, you said that already) Breaking in a changed mind You used to say it's getting better every day We liked you comatose and sober anyway