Hairshirt Lyrics

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
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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

I am not the type of dog
That could keep you waiting
For no good reason