Some things just
aren’t worth the effort. Some causes are lost right from the start. In the case
of a hopeless endeavor, giving up is the only sensible thing to do. We all know
people who love to be martyrs. Even though here I am preaching against folly, I’m
glad there are some Don Quixotes in the world. We need our lunatic fringe if
only in order to recognize the reasonable. Plus, sometimes the loons are
correct. Sometimes a lost cause ends up winning. Maybe the windmills really are
giants that need to be conquered. Just don’t keep taking lizards to bed, all
the while wondering why you’re not getting any action.
Taking Lizards To Bed
© 1985 Brian
Hutzell
Help can be a
hazard
But suicide is
faster
Put your hand out
often enough
Someone'll bite
it off
Bending over
backwards
Just bending over
forwards
Push it down a
little more
You only touch
the floor
No more
No more
No more taking
lizards to bed
I could be a
lover
Or I could be a
brother
Try to make me
into a slave
Race you to your
grave
Owe you no favors
Just cause we're
neighbors
Pull my leg,
twist my arm
Don't go near my
heart
No more
No more
No more taking lizards
to bed
I won't bother
Changing my
clothes no more
I won't bother
Why should I
waste my time?
(No reason, man,
no way!)
I won't bother
Taking my dose no
more
Raising a toast
no more
No more taking
lizards to bed
No more
No more
No more taking
lizards to bed
Taking lizards to
bed
Talking to the
dead
Taking lizards to
bed
...Keeping
tapeworms well-fed...
...Wearing thorns
on my head...
...Following
every trend...
Bigsong
2, pages 54-55
Brian Hutzell
Whereas Unperformable
Music was inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Bigsong 2 was inspired by Keith Haring. Despite the title, it bears
no relation to the original Bigsong from
1990.
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