Amanda Palmer - The Point Of It All lyrics

rate me

Oh what a noble distinguished collection of fine little friends you have made

hitting the tables without you again no we'll wait no we promise we'll wait

June makes these excellent sewing machines out of common industrial waste

she spends a few months at a time on the couch

but she's safe she wears shades she wears shades

oh but no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll

and you're aces for playing along

you're only human after all

and you're learning that just 'cause they call themselves friends

doesn't mean they'll call

they made the comment and just

but you've got the needle I guess that's the point of it all

maybe a week in the tropics would help to remind you how nice life can be

we propped you right up in a chair on the deck with a beautiful view of the sea

but a couple days later we came back and you and the chair were nowhere to be seen

you had magically moved to the closet eyes fixed on the spot where the dryer had been

oh yes no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll

and you're aces for playing along

you're almost human after all

why on earth would I keep you locked up in here where you so love the fall

well the patterns laid out on the bed

with hundreds of colors of thread

but you've got the needle I guess that's the point in the end

it's better to waste your life watching the scenery change at a comatose rate

and to put yourself in and turn into one of those cigarette ads that you hate

and while you were sleeping some men came around and said they had some dimensions to take

I'm not sure what they were talking about but they sure made a mess of your face

but still no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll

and you're aces for coming along you're almost human even now

and just cause they call themselves experts doesn't mean that they'll call

oh they've got the permanent price and the homes with a stable address

and they've got excitement and life by the fistful but you've got the meaning

i guess that's the point of it all