self pity

The Guess Who

(B. Cummings)

Sure like to boogie after death comes callinââ?¬â?¢
Sure like rockinââ?¬â?¢ when Iââ?¬â?¢m far away
"Ooh Pooh Pah Doo" is lettinââ?¬â?¢ Jesse watch the heavens
Paint another picture while youââ?¬â?¢re turning grey

Everything I knew about was always American
Skip a stone lightly and youââ?¬â?¢ll be okay
Never really get my rockinââ?¬â?¢ feet to movinââ?¬â?¢
Till somebodyââ?¬â?¢s singing "Not Fade Away"

Got mystery train fever, and Iââ?¬â?¢m a believer
And go down Moses, and Iââ?¬â?¢ll send you red roses
Despair, and death at an early age

You sang about truckinââ?¬â?¢ and the band had it movinââ?¬â?¢
If you were a lizard then you might be gone
A little self-indulgence never moved a mountain
Donââ?¬â?¢t need the fiddler yellinââ?¬â?¢ "Yeah, right on!"

Youââ?¬â?¢re my angel from a wet salvation
You can buy and sell me so you shine me on
Your mama worked hard and the acid made you think about it
Why, mother water, are the days all gone

Got mystery train fever, and Iââ?¬â?¢m a believer
And go down Moses, and Iââ?¬â?¢ll send you red roses
Despair, and death at an early age