Mr. Meaner

In between a bright idea And a cardinal sin I wondered maybe would you join me here? I don't know where to begin Will you do my dishes babe? Will you scrub my floor? Will you take my broken hand For now and ever more? It's not like that! He takes good care of me It's not like that! We're a happy family You've been taken too far, pushed to the limit Everybody knows your heart's not in it Close that book, cover your face with your hands and make plans To make plans Dream big, live long, sing a mama papa love song Dream big, live long, sing a mummy daddy love song My, sleeper, you haven't slept in a while And big deceiver, you're learning how to smile Oh day dreamer, you haven't dreamt in a while Mr. Meaner, give us another smile I am the lonely prophet waiting in the wings I am the substitute for grandeur that you've always dreamed about This is a wholly useless neurotic exercise In love made as a product for dewy helpless eyes The mystics they have told you on 0800 lines That love will surely find you some where, some place, some time You look whiter than a sheet in this early morning sun Where did you put your ego? It's not like that We're a happy family My, sleeper, you haven't slept in a while And big deceiver, you're learning how to smile Oh day dreamer, you haven't dreamt in a while Mr. Meaner, give us another smile