you should see yourself

when will you grow up

every knob you twist on that machine is like a crutch



but i was just the fool

you've been waiting for

who says we can't touch

ourselves to keep from getting bored?

nothing else is touching that's for sure



a ring around the roses



i will watch you play

i come here every night

it's just me the bartender the waitress and the lights

shining on you not getting it right

we clap not for you but for your kind



a ring around the roses

everybody poses

threats and then backs down

the second you put clothes on



a ring around the roses

everybody knows it

i will sing your fears

if you sing my neurosis



you should back out now

not a night too soon

i'll still be here when the last poor soul has left the room

standing round just like a good friend should

smiling as if your songs were good



a ring around the roses

everybody poses

threats and then backs down

the second you get clothes on



a ring around the roses

everybody knows it

i will sing your fears

if you sing my neurosis



and i sat there for hours

waiting on the curb

thinking you might like a flower from a pretty girl

a ring around the waitress from the verse 

a ring of fire around the roses' door

put it on before you lose your nerve

put your hands together and they'll hurt

(repeats five times)

make your sound that no one's ever heard

(repeats twice)

and i hope we get what we deserve