Tom Buffalo Crueler
It's so mean It's crueler than your dreams And it's worse than it seems Add it up And stick it in your cup You're sure to get enough It runneth over now You can't complain no more Your bones are cracking now You'd better knuckle down Life's so cheap It's cheaper than it looks You can't learn that from books Stay in the house Stay clear of what you fear And you're old beyond your years It runneth over now You can't complain no more Your bones are cracking now You'd better knuckle down You're leaving your long shadows Leaning into space And your hardscrabble life Is written all over your face Counterfeit The bankroll that was his Fist of change that was yours A life so cheap It was cheaper than it looked You can learn that from books It runneth over now You can't complain no more Your bones are cracking now You'd better knuckle down They'll leave you with a prayer book And a pocket full of grace And your hardscrabbled life Is written all over your face © 1994 Scrawny Music, BMI
