Rock with me, bubblegum machine,
Tell me for an extra quarter that I’m just as sweet
The diner’s still at full capacity
Will you wait with me, bubblegum machine?
A girl from town just pulled up in her Ford
I heard them say she’s got no style
and cleans up like an old man’s desert porch
Piss off!
To me, she’s a
Hot model,
posh and polished,
From plaited locks to patent-leather heels, she’s clearly honest-
-to-goodness perfect
Whatever she does is working
I’d kill to be that pretty, call me silly, but my Achilles is
Acting up again
Tough luck
Work with me, old arcade machine,
For an extra quarter leave my starship in one piece
I swear dodged that last barrage of missiles but it says I lost
You’re the boss, old arcade machine
I’ve gotta loosen up and get a grip
I’ve lost a dollar and an hour to a pixelated interstellar trip
Just to get out of my head
Why didn’t I just take a nap
And find a more fulfilling
fantasy instead?
as a cool goth chick
In a taut bodice
Who could teally turn some heads tonight at Stateline,
But as it goes I’m
Warm and Polish,
Beneath their notice
And wouldn’t know what to do with all those eyes,
And my windpipe is
Acting up again
Tough luck
The outfit doesn’t go without the cinch—
I’ll change
Put another five into the change machine
Just to watch another quarter slide into its place so perfectly—
I don’t even care what game,
Just don’t let me turn around and see the band come in and catch another strain of shame
Should I just go back home already
Spare the world my envy,
give my seat to somebody who won’t be spending
The whole show
Thinking let me be a
Hot rock chick,
Concretely iconic,
Every speck of dirt and drop of oil an ornament of ordinary
Poise and polish,
A smooth tonic
Of mundane and magic, but my apprehension is
Acting up again—
I’ll go,
Maybe show my face again when I’ve give that
warm, soft glow
credits
released November 10, 2023
written, performed, and recorded by a small bird
mastered by folie
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