HOWEVER MUCH I BOOZE
The Who


I see myself on t.v., I?m a faker, a paper clown
I see myself on t.v., I?m a faker, a paper clown
It?s clear to all my friends that I habitually lie; I just bring them down
It?s clear to all my friends that I habitually lie; I just bring them down
I claim proneness to exaggeration
I claim proneness to exaggeration
But the truth lies in my frustration
But the truth lies in my frustration
The children of the night, they all pass me by
The children of the night, they all pass me by
Have to drench myself in brandy
Have to drench myself in brandy
In sleep I?ll hide
In sleep I?ll hide
But however much I booze
But however much I booze
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
I don?t care what you say, boy
I don?t care what you say, boy
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out

I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities
I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities
Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me?
Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me
My ego will just confuse me
My ego will just confuse me
Some day it?s going to up and use me
Some day it?s going to up and use me
Fish me out another tailor-made compliment
Dish me out another tailor-made compliment
Tell me about some destiny I can?t prevent
Tell me about some destiny I can?t prevent
And however much I squirm
And however much I squirm
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
I don?t care what you say, boy
I don?t care what you say, boy
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out

Won?t somebody tell me how to get out of this place? !
Won?t somebody tell me how to get out of this place? !

Then the night comes down like a cell door closing
Then the night comes down like a cell door closing
Suddenly I realize that I?m right now, I?m on the scene
Suddenly I realize that I?m right now, I?m on the scene
While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating
While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating
Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me
Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me
And on at me, and I don?t care what you say
And on at me, and I don?t care what you say
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out

Now the walls are all clawed and scratched
Now the walls are all clawed and scratched
Like by some soul insane (alt: in sin)
Like by some soul insane
In the morning I hungoverly detach myself
In the morning I humbly detach myself
I take no blame
I take no blame
I just can?t face my failure
I just can?t face my failure
I?m nothing but a well fucked sailor
I?m nothing but a well fucked sailor
You at home can easily decide what?s right
You at home can easily decide what?s right
By glancing very briefly at the songs I write
By glancing very briefly at the songs I write
But it don?t help me that you know
But it don?t help me that you know
There still ain?t no way out
This ain?t no way out
Won?t somebody tell me?
Won?t somebody tell me?
I don?t care what you say, boy
I don?t care what you say, boy
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out

Give me the key, lock it away
Give me the key, lock it away

There ain?t
There ain?t
There ain?t
There ain?t
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out
There ain?t no way out