Hairshirt

I am not the type of dog 
That could keep you waiting 
For no good reason 
Run a carbon-black test on my jaw 
And you will find it's all been said before 

I can swing my megaphone and long arm the rest 
It's easier and better 
To just beat it from the chest 
Of desire 

I could walk into this room 
And the waves of conversation are enough 
To knock you down in the undertow 
So alone so alone in my life 
Feed me banks of light 
And hang your hairshirt on the lowest rung 
It's a beautiful life 
And I can hang my hairshirt 
Away up high in the attic of the wrong dog's life chest 
Or bury it at sea 
All my life I've searched for this 

Here I am here I am in your life 
It's a beautiful life 
My life 
It's a beautiful life 
Your life 



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