your clean-living, clear-eyed
clever, level-headed brother says
he´ll put all the screws
upon your newest lover
buddha´s in the fireplace
the truth´s in drugs from outer space
maybe it´s right to be nervous now

who are these madmen!
what do they want from me!
with all of their straight-talk from their misery

everything´d be just fine
if i had the right pastime
i´d´ve been raskolnikov
but mother nature ripped me off
in philadelphia
i´m sure that i felt healthier
maybe it´s right to be nervous now

i had liberty of movement
but i´m so lazy
i´m so lazy
i´m just so lazy

you´re just a big kid
you´re not so big at that
you never got the hang of it
now you´re being looked at

where have i seen you before!
´same place you saw me, i expect
i´ve got a good face for memories´
in philadelphia
i´m sure that i felt healthier
maybe it´s right to be nervous now