Polyamory (from Chris to Sarah)

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Sarah I love you when you ask me if I love you I can tell you that I honestly do

We’ve been so long together all the storms we’ve had to weather as I thought we would continue to do

But it’s growing plain to see

Polyamory

It works for you and it works for me but it doesn’t bring us closer

Sarah I’m sorry when you ask me if I’m sorry I can tell you that I honestly am

You smell just like your lovers people’s fathers people’s brothers and it makes me feel like less of a man

And it’s growing plain to see

Polyamory

It works for you and it works for me but it doesn’t bring us closer

Sarah I love her when you ask me if I love her I can tell you that I love her for real

She makes me feel excited overwhelming and delighted with my personal and sexual appeal

So it’s growing plain to see

Polyamory

It works for you and it works for me but it doesn’t bring us closer

Biddy it’s time

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Biddy it’s time to hang up your boots

On my bedroom door

It’s already 10.30

Yes, I know the room’s dirty but

I can play the guitar

You can play the piano

Just sit over there

On the sofa that eats me while I pull you by the hair because

Please don’t stretch me cos I’m bound to break

You’re so far away

So far away

Don’t get a fright it’s alright I don’t wanna see

Anything

That you don’t want to show me

After all you hardly even know me and

You’ll maybe outgrow me and

Please don’t stretch me cos I’m bound to break

Brand new jacket

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When I said don’t touch my jacket

What I meant was don’t put your greasy hands on it it’s true

It wasn’t about you

I can think what I like, I think I like it

And I know that I like my brand new jacket it’s true

It wasn’t about you

It wasn’t about you – I can see you’re looking lonely

About you – but my jacket is dry-clean only

About you – it’s my jacket, you can’t hack it, when I travel Ima vacuum-pack it

It’s got elasticated cuffs and an oversized zip

Sits snug on my shoulders, and nice on my hips

It’s true, it makes me feel so cool

When I get you home I’m gonna make it up

But first I’m gonna hang my jacket up woo-hoo

So it can watch us too

Honora

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I’d like to see you in the morning waking up

I’d like to break some bread with you

We could be together

We could see the weather together

Honora

I’d like to sit together on the sofa

We could get a pet or two

Or we could stroke each other

It’s worth the bother

Honora

I’d find it difficult to say you are the only one it’s true

But maybe you’ll become the special one of a special few

I’d like to sing together in Hawaii

We could go to Portland too

And if it’s worth the hassle

To the Magic Castle

Honora

I’m not the kind of man you’d come to for arithmetic it’s true

But maybe you will find that one and one and one makes two

Honora

But my situation is complicated

There’s still so much to do

Like coming out

Or staying in with you

Honora

Yumiko

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She came from Yokohama with a government planner and excellent grammar,

She couldn't say Rs though she tried very hard but it doesn't matter, Yumiko,

Cos he feels like singing when he's with you, he just feels like swinging when he's with you

He finds it hard to see her, she's always got a beamer, now here come the cleaners, Yumiko

Oh Yumiko, pick up the phone so they can send your trombone,

Oh Yumiko, it's you, it's you,

Won't you help me Yumiko?

STI

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STI, STI, you kissed the girl and made her cry, oh why?

HPV, it wasn't me, you've had that since you were 23, don't lie

Rest your eyes, I'll sing you lullabies where no-one cries and no-one dies

Yesterday I saw your ex, she said you’d had unbarriered sex, don't lie

I might be fine with skin to skin but it all depends whose bed you're in and why,

Rest your eyes, I'll sing you lullabies, where no-one cries and no-one dies.

Have no fear, you'll be in the clear,

We've got a fix in antibiotics and love

 

 

Come here

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I know you think you're protected but don't tempt fate come here/ Cos it's here your lucky star is, here your friend's guitar is, come here
I know you think you're connected but just hang up come here/ Cos it's here your lucky star is, here you think your heart is, come here
I think I see you in a million different streets but it's a bore cos you don't live here any more
I know you're feeling rejected but cut it out come here/ I know you think it's hard so get it out come here
It's hard to make a noise when everyone's asleep/ I used to snore, now you don't live here any more
I know you're feeling rejected/ But it's here your lucky star is, here's your lucky sandwich, come here

Sicilian Bob

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I spend my nights and days waiting for Sicilian Bob to get his act together

It takes him oh so long to say hello to everyone in old Palermo city

I turned into a skeleton waiting for that man to get his groove on

Sicilian

It takes him oh so long to say hello to everyone in old Palermo city

He's the don but it takes an eternity to put his boots on

Sicilian

And I just and I can't adjust and I wander round in circles nothing really happening, think of the day that maybe you'll make it back to me and

I just can't handle goodbyes (there are no goodbyes)

I just can't handle goodbyes (there are no goodbyes)

I just can't handle goodbyes (there are no goodbyes)

You know I'm not complaining but I hope it's worth the waiting

It takes him oh so long to say hello to everyone in old Palermo city

Sneaking intuition

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You consider me dumbstruck

I consider you every single day

You could say that I'm punch drunk

But I don't need to listen to it anyway

I've got a sneaking intuition

There's a man in a suitcase and they say that his arms are folded tight

Little problem of no space but the children are swimming out tonight to find you

They've got a sneaking intuition

They know there's got to be a way to get you close to me

That’s how the world’s supposed to be

Chikawaka

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You will never know, will never touch or feel how much this really means to me unless I let it show but I don't think so somehow

All the ground I've lost and found would just crumble up and swallow me

If I ever told you how I feel there'd be nowhere for me to hide, don't doubt it, I could not exist I must insist that you will never go away, or else

All the ground I've lost and found would just crumble up and swallow me

You will never know, will never touch or feel or steal how much this never meant to me because you did not exist, I must insist that this was only in my head, or else

All the ground, I've lost and found would just crumble up and swallow me

The Bald Moroccan

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There's a bald Moroccan on the rooftop tonight, and we know what he wants cos it's always the same, there's a bald Moroccan on the rooftop tonight

He's a loaded weapon and the looks so uptight but nobody's wrong and nobody's right

And I'm not prejudiced, I'm not incredulous, cos I know everyone you see could be carrying a message for me

There's a bag beside him and it's torn at the seams, and he knows how it looks and he knows what it means

I maybe should admit I can't see into it but I know everyone you see could be carrying a message for me

So let me take you into my confidence: there's nothing you can take that I wouldn't give you anyway, except my life, except my life

And I'm not prejudiced, I'm not incredulous, cos I know everyone you see could be carrying a message for me

Easy peasy

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Since you've been away I can think of nothing to replace you

I never expected to

See that I'm held up looking for problems

What's wrong with you?

Cos if I'm with you it's easy peasy

How do you fancy making a list of things that you might want to do tonight?

Even Sherlock Holmes had a habit

What's wrong with you?

Find me something to hang my coat to, tie a rope to, maybe write a note to, for security

Well if you're with me it's easy peasy

Like all brilliant people I'm a nightmare to be with but I thought you might still want to be with me

Be my contact

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So much for good intentions, 061

You've only known exceptions, 061, but they burden me

Don't play innocent, the shoes don’t fit you right

It won't take long to find my fix on you tonight

You've got to me my contact

Everything's funny when you're upside down

After all, you were everything that I ever wanted

I suppose it show's that nothing happens easily, but don't you know

They've only gone and dropped the dawn and started on a new day

Without you here to be my contact

I'm so heavy

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I'm so heavy but I need to get up and go to the bathroom

I'm not ready I feel so heavy

But I need to get up and go to the bathroom

What? she said
It's three in the morning and I'm working in the morning
I get up get up stand up in a circle of

Opinionated people

And now you want to wake me up and go to the bathroom

Do you really prefer oysters?
Dear Antoninus, do you really like oysters?

Well come over here and help me up, and come to the bathroom

Brain

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Brain you say you need a brain

But it works itself out anyway

Oh you're leaving me empty-handed

No more maybes no more babies

Dream you've got to keep it clean

Cos you've had enough of feelings you don't mean

Try to tidy your horizons

It’s not the first time it's not the worst time

You're messing me around again, it's bringing me down, oh yeah

Fear a different kind of year

You can search for darkness but it's not here

Limber up, there's never been a light like this one

You either trust this or feel my justice

You're messing me around again, it's bringing me down, oh yeah

Bananas

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White light across the room

Photos of Mad Baboons at 50

I try to close my eyes

It comes as no surprise he's late again

They say we might not be bananas but

It’s hard to take seriously

So hard to fake convincingly

I'm only passing through but

I built this world for you and you alone, you're not alone

They say we might not be bananas but it's

Hard to take seriously

So hard to fake convincingly

The tree changed colour it caused us doubt

The man got angry and kicked us out

Sent us back down to Earth with a thud

The man got angry and freaked us out

And kept us dry in a mushroom cloud

I want to go home but I'm not allowed

They say we might not be bananas but it's

Hard to take seriously

So hard to fake convincingly