A Relative Rarity

A YouTube fan asked me if I'd record one of my better originals live. I usually keep videos for covers only, but I have no qualms about including material I have written myself. I've played this one so often now that I can just about do it in my sleep. Most unusual for me, I produced a suitable rendering in one take.

The lyrics are not to be taken completely at face value. Some are intended to be literal, others are entirely me poking fun at myself. I was, you must understand, much younger than I am now when I wrote this.



I've just about had it with you
You don't know what you've put me through
If love's just fun and games
I'm ashamed that I play 'em with you

Life's rough when you're weak like me
You get a tan just from watching TV
The sun's come down, but it's okay to breathe
I believe in the truth of the moon

And I don't know
Who you think you are
I don't know
Who the hell that you think you are

I have no answers
to the questions I seek
I haven't changed my clothes in weeks

The dryer's broken
and my clothes are still wet
Yeah, I bet that you think
I'm depressed

I used to watch a lot of cartoons
But now I hit the bottle waiting for noon

The liquor's gone
and I've got more than a buzz
Just because I'm a drunken buffoon

And I don't know
Who you think you are
I don't know who the hell that you
think you are

I've just about had it with you
You don't know what you've put me through
If love's just fun and games
I'm ashamed that I play 'em with you