Chinatown Bench

Shhhaking uncontrollably
Clouds slowly moving over me
Soaking, opening a cold one
With his broken teeth
Up against a coke machine
S'posed to be going clean
The words a distant joke
Of oka-doakalee's and Ovaltine
And nobody is noticing
There's something bubbling underneath
Something ugly running deep
Beneath the blood, scum, and sleaze
Things that make your stomach weak
(Ha ha ha)
How scary is the devil if you enjoy his company?

They say god will save meh (me)
But will he get me high?
C'mon you a friendly guy
You won't let me die

They say god will save meh
But I've already tried too many time
Many many, many many, many times

Freaking amazing wake up mornin's
Can't believe I made it
These ain't my friends
They cheap replacements
Secret agent imitation
School tough guys and athletes
Nasty ass crack fiends
Backstreet blocks
And matches plucks?
A rats cross the tracks in the trash heaps
Boxes, smashed glass stacked deep
And cats feast on half eaten crab meat
Scatter in the lights of passing taxis
Death ain't happy
No catchy ads as seen on TV but it's caffeine and fat free

But addiction don't end when the money does
Don't care about the ones you love
What you running from, or when you've done enough
If you 18 or 21 your birthday's coming up
Blah blah blah, et cetera, et cetera

They say god will save meh
But will he get me high?
C'mon you a friendly guy
You won't let me die

They say god will save meh
But I've already tried to many time
Many many, many many, many times

I drink like I'll achieve something
Teetering evil grin, hold on
Let the beat come in
I said I'll drink like I'll achieve something
Teetering evil grin, mean old man (Gah!)
Where you people been? Lets blow this penis stand

No one cares when
Everyone's a salesman
The devil digs his nails in
Staring off the railing
The world is black inside
Flashing lights and traffic signs
And the magic has its price
That don't leave much to pay me with
Without a producer
I'm just a drunk who says some crazy shit
Angels placing bets, watching me an raising bets
Like, "Is he famous yet?", wait a sec
Retracing ancient steps can make a mess of y'all relationships

I won't get caught up in the politics
The rich apartments with the water beds
Outside wandering, Arbor Mist Arguments with all the pimps
Throw up in my mouth and swallow it
Lie down on the bench amongst the garbage and the rotted fish

They say god will save meh
But will he get me high?
C'mon you a friendly guy
You won't let me die

They say god will save meh
But I've already tried too many time
Many many, many many, many times

(Doo doo badadee a
Doo doo badadee a
Doo doo badadee a
Doo
Doo doo badadee a
Doo doo badadee a
Doo doo badadee a
Doo)

They say god will save meh
But will he get me high?
C'mon you a friendly guy
You gon' let me die

They say god will save meh
But I've already tried too many time
Many many, many many, many times

They say god will save meh
But will he get me high?
C'mon you a friendly guy
You won't let me die?

They say god will save meh
But I've already tried to many time
Many many...