Richard is important to Richard and 

his most important friends 

He doesn't take phone calls he sits in 

his office and pretends 

He's Atticus Finch, he's everybody's mensh 

When It comes to clients he counts 

himself among the very best 

But when it comes to stature he only counts 

the size of other mens desks 

He's counting every inch, he's counting every inch 



CHORUS: And It's only entertainment 

It's only entertainment 

Don's make it so hard 

Don't make it so hard 



Amanda of the underground brings high art 

to her lo-fi sound 

Her nifty hipster friends agree a band's 

only as good as its scene 

Save us Polly Jean, we know not what we mean 



CHORUS 



BRIDGE: 

Freddie's demographic grows, 

angry boys in baggy clothes 

As critics eulogize the songs, 

and record store clerks mourn along 

And the years go by and the chords don't change 

We're all Pat Boone by different names 



CHORUS 



Dishes 

She gets off work the other side of evening 

She counts her tips and tells me that she's leaving 

I scrape the plastic plates and dry the glasses 

My apron is a testament to madness 

Years of washing dishes and she's gone 



Her boyfriend brags how many ways he's had her 

The busboys and the lines cooks crack with laughter 

And I pretend I don't know what they're saying 

And they pretend our fate is not the same thing 

Years of washing dishes and we're gone