I'm like a rich man who will not buy new shoes A blues musician who has never paid his dues A man of the cloth who cannot tell the truth The greatest singer who does not have a song I'm gonna wait till something better comes along
I'm like a trucker who willnot pay for gas I got a broken leg but cannot get a cast I watch the TV and all I see is trash I get up early but it takes me all night long I'm gonna wait till something better comes along
I'm gonna wait till something better comes along I'll think of Jesus and try to do no wrong I'd cut my hair but maybe it's too long I'm gonna wait till something better comes along
I'm in a movie but I do not know my part I am a surgeon but I do not know my heart I'm building bridges they keep falling apart Don't ask me for directions I haven't lived here long I just wait till something better comes along
I'm gonna wait till something better comes along It's getting serious and I am just a pawn I could think about forever but that would take too long I'm gonna wait till something better comes along
SONG: "Working Where The Sun Don't Shine" (The Colorectal Surgeon's Song)
We praise the colorectal surgeon Misunderstood and much maligned Slaving away in the heart of darkness Working where the sun don't shine Respect the colorectal surgeon It's a calling few would crave Lift up your hands and join us Let's all do the finger wave
When it comes to spreading joy There are many techniques Some spread joy to the world And others just spread cheeks Some may think the cardiologist Is their best friend But the colorectal surgeon knows... He'll get you in the end!
Why be a colorectal surgeon? It's one of those mysterious things. Is it because in that profession There are always openings?
When I first met a colorectal surgeon He did not quite understand; I said, "Hey nice to meet you But do you mind? We don't shake hands."
He sailed right through medical school Because he was a whiz Oh but he never thought of psychology Though he read passages. A doctor he wanted to be For golf he loved to play, But this is not quite what he meant... By eighteen holes a day!
Praise the colorectal surgeon Misunderstood and much maligned Slaving away in the heart of darkness Working where the sun don't shine!
I don't see what's wrong with the line. It glues it all together. Actually that's always been the strongest part of your music - those catch phrases (sorry that's probably the last thing you want your music to be called).
Speaking of "something better comes along" - and I mean this with 100% total honesty - there is a GREAT song on the original Muppet Movie soundtrack called "I Hope That Somethin' Better Comes Along".
If you are not familiar with the music from that movie, you would do yourself a great service by checking it out - it's all good.
As a matter of fact, just about everything connected to Jim Henson (back when he was here to direct it) is pretty brilliant.
SteveHanlon wrote: What do you mean by pedestrian?
those catch phrases (sorry that's probably the last thing you want your music to be called).
Hell I'm bullet proof Steve:)
The idea is actually waiting for me to write better lyrics. "Something better comes along" works but the words around it are average everyday walking around...pedestrian, or predestrian as I typed.
I had "Everything is broken" running in my head a few years ago and that was what I wrote. I think you can actually overlay the words on the Dylan tune and they fit!
Gotta go find the muppets, see ya!
P.S. Jeff had asked for me to entertain he and his lovely bride while they were out. Rather then pick a fight...I gave them this lyric...which I thought would have been enough to START a fight with those that "don't know jack."
P.P.S. I like the word vernacular ... what do you think?
