Girlfriend

Steely Dan

Alone in my cave 
It's corn flakes and Camels 
And the long restless shadows of my life 
None but the brave 
Jim Beam and Jack Daniels 
Channelhopping these empty days and nights 
Glued to the screen 
Rerun by rerun 
At the dark outer limits of my soul 
Stranded between 
The Green Acres of my good intentions 
And the Twilight Zone of zero self-control 

So come on angel 
Tune in on me 
You 'll see your faithful servant 
Lost in misery 
And all of your hard work 
Coming down to no good 
Better see about me babe 
If you only could now 

Girlfriend if it can't be you 
I don't even have anyone to tell my story to 
I said girlfriend if it can't be you 
Girlfriend if it can't be you 
I don't even have anyone to tell my story to 
I said girlfriend if it can't be you 

Dust and despair 
Cobwebs and confusion 
Collecting in the corners of my room 
All of my dreams 
Bitter illusions 
I just can't be rid of them too soon 
Tired of my brain 
Tired of this movie 
Too tired to get up and shut it off 
The time that remains 
What good can it do me 
Now that I know that too much is not enough 
Wait a minute baby 
What about my heart 
Was it your idea 
To take it all apart 
And put it all back together 
Just one piece at a time 
Now it's down to you darling 
That's why I'm all 

Girlfriend if it can't be you 
I don't even have anyone to tell my story to 
I said girlfriend if it can't be you 
Girlfriend if it can't be you 
I don't even have anyone to tell my story to 
I said girlfriend if it can't be you 

I'm pullin' in a picture now 
Up off my back pages 
And all at once am privy to 
The entire grim design 
Of a great civilization 
In the terminal stages 
Of a slow but steady mental moral spiritual decline 
And so it goes 
And thus it is written 
And all I want to know is 
Where does a guy like me fit in? 

So I'm visualizing a cute little bunny 
With a fluffy white tail and long grey floppy ears 
Who looks up at me and says, Doc don't you worry 
All you got to do is, hide in here 
Now all you got to do is to just say when 
You might consider bringing your sweetness 'round here again 

Girlfriend if it can't be you 
I don't even have anyone to tell my story to 
I said girlfriend if it can't be you 
Girlfriend if it can't be you 
I don't even have anyone to tell my story to 
I said girlfriend if it can't be you
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