Lyrical Lies

A old man gave me a tip he said
\"Don\'t waste your time with politics\" he said
\"Just chase skirts instead\"
\"Life is too short, and you\'re almost dead\" he said
\"I met a woman once, I gave her my best shot\"
\"But never did I talk and talk and talk\"
\"If I had her back, I\'d be as real as my age\"
\"I so don\'t blame them, I wouldn\'t do the same\"
\"But I can blame them, I\'d sing her this\"

And you want to be dressed in poetry
But imagery doesn\'t fit
And you want resizing
But darling dear get a grip

And I think what I just wrote is going over my head
I\'m stealing lines from myself
And what I said was never said
It\'s just a lyrical lie
Made up in my mind

And you want to be dressed in poetry
But imagery doesn\'t fit
And you want resizing
But darling dear get a grip

You\'re moving but not aware
You\'re drowsy without a care
Except keeping your whites behind your lids
And your lids are your best canvas
I can only imagine what your painting, what your painting
And your body on my mattress is proof
And your makeup on your pillow is proof
But do you think I am telling you the truth

It\'s just a lyrical lie
Made up in my mind

And you want to be dressed in poetry
But imagery doesn\'t fit
And you want resizing
But darling dear get a grip

And you want to be dressed in poetry
But imagery doesn\'t fit
And you want resizing
But darling dear get a grip