watch the tapes

Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes
I get all confused when you mix up the dates
Whoa!
Dont gimme the pretend you come for the weekend
And you stay for the week
You say that you hate it but thats how you made it
Just keep it oblique
Were both high high high, high high on lemon sips
Were all suh-suh-suh sucked-in-by parlour tricks
Oh the people deceive you the kids never leave
Cause you make them at home
You try to appease them and they show you the stick
But still you pick up the phone
But hey man, you can take it
As long as they dont shove you out in the cold
Its not getting better, no its not getting better, man
Its just getting old
Ah ooh! we do what were programmed to do
Hey we do what were told
I never remember to carry my book when I get on the bus
You never forget its your time to collect
When they are making a fuss
Were both high high high, high high on lemon sips
Were all high high high, high high on wiggling hips
Ah ooh! you break off your plans for the weekend
And ah oh! you can tell them the dates
But that dont mean theyre letting you go
Dont gimme the pretend you come for the weekend
And you stay for the year
Avoid all the plans cuz were making our day jobs
Into a steady career
Were both high high high, high high on lemon sips
We all claw claw claw, cli-climb-on to sinking ships
And ah ooh! avoid all the cold sideways glances
And ah ooh! celebrate! celebrate! celebrate!
And then turn to stone
Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes
You turn 25 and now youre all out of escapes
Cmon
Hey the rock writer told me to tell you:
'Though youre great and youre brave
You still lack that which makes you a star.'
Read all the pamphlets and watch the tapes
We all get a little drunk and then we act like apes
Ow!