Lyrics

I'd like to slip a word into your shell-like
Forgive this self-indulgence of mine
Every day's a struggle, every day's a fight
Love is hard to come by, money's always tight
Here am I trying to set things right
I can't even buy some good advice.

Finger on the trigger, eye upon the prize
Expecting disaster chokes the joy from life
Discussing riddles, trying to sound wise
Stalling action, retrench into lies
I could start a war in paradise
Little wonder I'm not satisfied
I see you suffering
I know that space you're in, but

Oh how life slips on by
I never seem to find any time
Caught in the glare of head lights
When I bask in somebody's smile
I feel that I'm in the eye of the sun

It occurs to me
I am always trying to please
If I subject myself to scrutiny
I see how I'm shaped by my beliefs
How can I be fully self-expressed?
All these feelings heavily suppressed

You think you know something?
There's more than that to me

In my mind's eye fingers point at me
I'm the monster, I am guilty
They can all see the thoughts I'm thinking
It's a wonder I can ever sleep

I see you wondering
I know that place you're in, but

Oh how life flits on by
I never seem to find any time
Caught in the glare of head lights
I'm dancing in the heat with flies
Grinning like a crocodile
When I bask in somebody's smile
I feel that I'm in the eye of the sun