Shorty’s Lament (Intermission) The Residents

Once, there was a Willie and he could see
That there was a Shorty and he could see
You could, you could tell that Shorty
Wouldn't always be short, so he said

"Protect yourself, Shorty, protect yourself"
Once the fever finds your soul
Something else will take control
Something dark and from a bowl
Something says to me

But it can be indiscreet
And you tend to overheat
O'er the taste of soft and sweet
Something says to me

What can you do when something falls?
Walls close from somewhere, close from nowhere, like eyes
Can't, can't think clearly, I can't think
But I can't think clearly

Believe maybe you can, maybe you can help me
Bill, no, Willie, Willie, can you, doggone it, can you, Bill?
Can you, Will? Maybe Jay? No, no, he's, bye, Jay, bye

I've got this light behind my eyes
And believe me, it tells me what, what to do
But I doubt it, it says that if you can't win
Then there's no way you can lose