Like A Monkey In The Zoo Lyrics

Vic Chesnutt Like A Monkey In The Zoo

I’m chained to the wall

I’m nothing at all

And my staring at the sunset

Thinking of better things to do

Like a monkey in a zoo



The days go so slow

And I don’t have no friends

Except for all of these people

Who want me to do tricks for them

Like a monkey in a zoo



And it could happen to you

You could be in my place

No it wasn’t all ways like this

Oh, but I never coming



I’m so alone

But this my home

And the bars that surround me

Keep me from knowing any better

Like a monkey in the zoo



Throw me a peanut

Laugh and make jokes

But I had enough peanuts

And I’m ready to croak

Like a monkey in a zoo



You come to look at me

You seem so amused

But things would look different

If you were in my shoes



I know it’s my fault

But I want out

And when I cry out

Nobody seemed to understand

Like a monkey in a zoo



You say I’m cute

You don’t know how much that hurts

You don’t know how it feels

To live in your own dirt

Like a monkey in the zoo



And it could happen to you

You could be in my place

But don’t let yourself slip

Don’t keep egg on your face (?)



I use to be happy

I can remember those days

But I sold my freedom

For free room and board

Like a monkey in a zoo