Am I dimmer every day?
Am I just a little glimmer
like a tiny bobbing head
of an ocean swimmer?

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

Do I slowly get erased
as I slowly eat my dinner?
Though my stomach might agree
I'm hardly getting thinner

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

I would choose the darkest horse
That's the horse I'd ride
The stables would be shadowy
and we'd start the race behind

They'd take their feet
and toss their hats
and yell out in surprise
You wouldn't need binoculars
You'd see it with your own two eyes

Am I dimmer every day?
Am I shrinking, am I shrinking?
Can you recognize my thoughts?
Do you care what I am thinking?

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

You see me now
but it takes a lot of squinting
and there isn't any shade
and the sun is unrelenting

Olly olly oxen free
Can you see me?

I would choose the darkest horse
That's the horse I'd ride
The stables would be shadowy
and we'd start the race behind

They'd take their feet
and toss their hats
and yell out in surprise
You wouldn't need binoculars
You'd see it with your own two eyes

South China moon
What you trying to prove
Shining like a light, in the night

Put a thought in my head,
Make me worry instead
Burn a hole in my bed
Out of spite…

I just don’t get it
There now I said it
I turn the light out
And now regret it (???)
Decide, decide, decide, decide it’s true
And I’ll come back to you
South china moon,
South china moon

How’d you get in my room?
(How’d you get in my room?)
Little pieces of you
(Little pieces of you)
So bright,
Painted silver and gray
(Painted silver and gray)
Do you think that’s okay?
Almost looks like the day
(Almost looks like the day)
But not quite...

I just don’t get
There now I said it
I turn the light out
And I’ll regret it,
Decide, decide, decide, and decide it’s true
And I’ll come back to you
I’m coming back to you
I’m coming back to you

(Breakdown)

I just don’t get it
There now I said
I turn the light out
And I’ll regret it
Decide, decide, decide, decide its true
I’m coming back to you
(South china moon)
I’m coming to you
(South china moon)
I’m coming back to you

I was found out in the rushes,
Like a can of paint and old paintbrushes,
Like a ribbon wrapped around an old latch key,
Wicknor-Whatnot that's what you call me.

I was sleeping on your patio,
Listening to your brand new radio,
When you startled me awake,
I'm a man - I insist you insist on a piece of cake

*Uh oh, Uh ooh-ah oh, Uh ooh-ah oh, Uh ooh-ah oh* x 3

Chorus:

Way out west,
Stake that claim,
And forget everybody else's name,
I cant say,
Knew you well,
Lets pretend so we can begin again.


You've got eyes like Oklahoma
Learned to swim in Lake Texoma
Chances are you plan to leave too soon
Oklahoma that's what Ill call you!

When you're left with nowhere else to go,
Try and get me on my telephone,
And you'll find I threw it in a lake,
You're a man - You insist I insist on a piece of cake

*Uh oh, Uh ooh-ah oh, Uh ooh-ah oh, Uh ooh-ah oh* x 3

There are those who understand
That long before this all began
A hammer hit the nail with great sympathy

A clothespin hanging on the line
The cork that bottles up your wine
Strings that bowed in concert, make a symphony

And oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things
And oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things

There are those who know to look
Through all the crannies and the nooks
When I found you dear, what it meant to me

Book to shelf, and foot to shoe
And likewise I belong to you
My heart is pounding loud, just like a timpani

And oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things
And oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things
And oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things

And oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things
And oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things
And oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh, the ancient commonsense of things

We were on some endless chases
Living out of old suitcases
It was showin’ on our faces
True
And we barely both remember
How we made it through December
And the bruises still are tender
True

But I won’t let you go in the rain and the snow
You object, it’s a show
Cause you know I’m right
Put your coat on the floor
Leave your shoes by the door
Take a seat
Take some tea
Stay with me tonight

We were sick of all our places
We’d forgotten our good graces
And you’re making funny faces
True
And I know if you’re replying
You don’t even want me trying
You get nervous when you’re lying
True

But I won’t let you go in the rain and the snow
You object, it’s a show
Cause you know I’m right
Put your coat on the floor
Leave your shoes by the door
Take a seat
Take some tea
Stay with me tonight

Verse1:

High school ring,
High school ring,
Who would have guessed it was a homicidal thing.
Crying crying crying on your front porch swing.
Eyes swollen up like a yellowjacket sting.

Chorus;

Call him a thief, call him a crook,
Youll never get back what the magpie took.
Call him a raven, call him a rook,
Youll never get back what the magpie took.

Verse 2:

Your boyfriends mean,
Your boyfriends mean,
I swear, I swear, I swear I didnt say anything.
Your grandmothers silver,
You kept it so clean.
And those dark glasses, can you see what I mean.

Chorus

Today, you are unlucky
and that's the way to be
You know, at best,
it's just a test of your tenacity
Answer with a mumble
That's good enough for me
for I am a mumbler too

So imitate the action of the tiger
or imitate the action of the snail

The greatest of the slouchers
whispered in my ear,
"Keep it in your notebooks,
and keep your notebooks near"
"Write that down," he said
"Borrow my pen if you need
for you are a sloucher too"

So imitate the action of the tiger
or imitate the action of the snail
Snap your teeth and smile a little wider
or leave behind a lovely silver trail

So imitate the action of the tiger
or imitate the action of the snail
Snap your teeth and smile a little wider
or leave behind a lovely silver trail