Here come a brooding brace of brontosaurus
You can't deny us, you can't ignore us
We may be old
But we ain't done
There rambles trompin' triceratops
Iconoclastic mad paradox
He may be old
But he gets it done
Better not push him too hard
In this time of war
Don't underestimate
The dinosaur
Hear the terror cry of the pteradactyl
(Saying) Keep it real, keep it factual
They may be old
But they ain't dumb
Wreckage in the wake of ol' T-rex
Way too capricious to be so complex
He may be old
But he ain't done
If you push him too far
You'll hear a primal roar
Don't underestimate
The dinosaur
Don't underestimate
The dinosaur
Don't underestimate
Don't rile or agitate
Don't underestimate
The dinosaur
Another day, another train
Another pill to ease your pain
Another hour, another check
Vast universe, tiny speck
Around the table, jobs, jobs, jobs
On the sidewalk, mobs, mobs, mobs
In the corridor, only floors
Always, always revolving doors
Rushing here, there, and everywhere
And under the table your falling hair
Weekend comes, wine, women and song
Saturday night never, ever seems long
The dealer opens up a new deck
Vast universe tiny speck
You've got a grudge in your gut that's holding you back
(You can't hold on to it)
Too muck anger and pride will turn your heart black
(You can't hold on to it)
Whatever it was
You've gotta get past it
It's way behind
Nothing lasts kid
You can't hold on to it
I used to have a lot of money but now I'm broke
(You can't hold on to it)
Dealer took me to the river and I got soaked
(You can't hold on to it)
Whatever it was
You gotta get past it
It's way behind
Nothing lasts kid
You can't hold on to it
Had the first issue of Spiderman
Had six Mickey Mantles
Had a GTO
Had half a million in a savings plan
But I ain't got none of that no more
You can't hold on to it
You can have your big house and your Mercedes Benz
(You can't hold on to it)
It'll all come out about the same in the end
(You can't hold on to it)
Whatever it was
You gotta get past it
I look behind
You're getting your ass kicked
You can't hold on to it
Mindlessly lockstep and sniffing the throne
Licking up what theyâre laying down
That wild world cat pulled the wool on your cap
Then they sent in the clowns
You got where you are with hard work and luck
But you werenât the only one shoveling muck
While youâre taking bows and reciting vows
Iâll be sitting right here
Still waiting for my
Lifetime Achievement Award
Been waiting for a lifetime
Lifetime Achievement Award
I stood with my brothers, man, I stood alone
Riot dogs were running, I walked right on home
Smoked peace pipes with enemies, my two cents were free
But there ainât no ticker tape raining on me
I wrote a song and didnât get credit
Life gave me the punch line but I didnât get it
All of these things while I reached for the sky
Just to fall into my grave
Waiting and waiting⦠and stop⦠timeâs up
There's too much anger
Too muck violence in the street
And you never know when some guy's gonna snap
Too many stray bullets
Too many people looking for targets
I practice being invisible
Try to stay in at night
I want to be missable (miscible)
Turn down the light
Just hide in plain sight
Keep your head down
Stay out of the way
Get your work done
Don't joke around
Blur into the millions
Blend in like a chameleon
I'm right here
But you don't notice me
Why wear long hair or an outrageous hairdo
(Why draw attention to yourself)
Why wear a shirt with an offensive slogan
(Why draw attention to yourself)
Or get publicity for some grand gesture
(Why draw attention to yourself)
Or wear some sexy to show off your ooh-hahs
(Why draw attention to yourself)
There's enough stray bullets and meanness out there
Without drawing attention to yourself
I'm right here but you don't notice me
There's a hole in my story
Yeah and I got holes in my shoes
So little to gain
Everything to lose
I got a hole in my pocket
Maybe got a hole in my head
Maybe someone dig
A big hole when I'm dead
I got a hole in my story
That's what she said
I've got bandages on my shadows
Patches on my pain
It'a all quite a bit to maintain
I've got a hole in my bucket
Got holes in my resume
Sometimes things just got away
I've got a hole in my story
What can I say
Hey hey hey
And you can question me
As long as you like
My answers won't change
And I won't lie
There's a hole in my story
That I will agree
But it happened so fast
You know as much as me
Bungee cords holding it together
Duct tape on my soul
It's never been
An easy way to go
I've got a hole in my story
Yeah I know
I've got a hole in my story
Tell me something I don't know
I've got a hole in my story
That's what she said
Here I go again, apologizing again
I was off my game, I was off my medicine
I can't justify how I acted
I got confused, I got contracted
If you think things seem kinda tangled
But don't give up on me
Hey I get it right more than wrong
And don't put me away
Hey I go mad
But I don't stay gone long
Here I go again, dreaming again
Late night mean and black as a mocassin
We were sailing down the highway to Slidell
Everything was goin' my way then it went to hell
I was driving but kept losing control
I couldn't seem to keep the car on the road
I had a wreck but felt no pain
Except for the howling in my brain
Yeah I ain't sick but I ain't well
It's one of those things you just can never tell
Like riding shotgun in a catapult
It's not easy to be difficult
And yeah I know I failed at success
It's not an easy thing to confess
But it all comes around more or less
Hey ain't this boogie a mess
Ain't this boogie a mess
I go mad
But I don't stay long
Hands on the wheel and keep on driving
(I donât wannaâ hear the lies youâre lying)
Your opinion and a dollar buys coffee and zip
(So take just a moment and check that lip)
You think youâre entitled and thatâs all fine
(Living a bubble can be satisfying)
I know itâs hard to be right all the time
(But in this economy, I ainât buying)
Listen to me, Iâm talking
Keep it up and Iâm walking
Shut up about everything
(Old man, Phony), you donât know what youâre talking about
Shut up about everything
Lame upstairs but running at the mouth
Shut up about everything
I donât care what you think is going on
How hard can this be? Come on. (Your timeâs expired; itâs over; youâre done)
You picked a bad place to start this crap
(This ainât adding up, you do the math)
You picked a bad time to launch this bomb
(A waste of brain, a waste of lung)
They say discretion is the better part of valor
(So live by the rules you make me follow)
Point your finger but I got news
(Thereâs a lot more fingers pointing back at you)
Listen to me, Iâm talking
Keep it up and Iâm walking
Inappropriate time, inappropriate place
Inappropriate subject, inappropriate way
Your point of view is little more than assumption
And the best thing of all, everybodyâs got one
When I heard that Jack had passed
I paused to reminisce
About all the friends I'll never see again
And will surely miss
I'm looking through the pictures of my life
And throwing out the fakes
All this sorrow
Ant then pancakes
I went to see my daddy today
He's turning 84
And I'm wondering why he and I
Couldn't get along in years before
But we all fight our own private battles
Doing whatever it takes
All this sorrow
And then pancakes
All this sorrow and then pancakes
I thought I heard a young girl crying
Just about daybreak
Old hearts stop
And then young hearts break
All this sorrow
And then pancakes
Yeah I been way ahead
And I been way behind
But today I'm just about even
So I guess I'm doing fine
But the world is in chaos
And we're all driving without brakes
All this sorrow
And then pancakes
All this sorrow and then pancakes
Have you ever stoppe to wonder
What difference your life makes
Old hearts stop
And the young heart breaks
All this sorrow
And then pancakes
All this sorrow
And then pancakes