Lyrics

In a building on the right side of town
Lived a boy who smiled upside down
And lived with a hamster he called Tim
It was his parents who left him at age 18
One to teach, the other to dream
So it was just him and Tim and a trust fund built for three
So they knocked down the walls and opened the halls
For the local rejects and homeless
Who hung their coats on empty picture hooks

(He pondered)
On the Modification of Clouds

But Tim escaped and left him alone
So shattered was he booked passage to Rome
And he didn't quit till he had circled the globe
Once back home with nothing to show but
Matchbooks and stained Euro notes
He landed a job selling recycled steel
After the years he went and married a girl
So similar that you couldn't tell where one ended and the other began

And his ugly wife
Listened to everyone's advice
Everyone's advice but his
And his ugly life
Adhered to everyone's device
Everyone's devices but his
So he ended up alone
And read his books whenever
And he fed himself alone
And ate his food whenever he liked, whatever the time
It suited him just fine
To stare alone at the sky

(He pondered)
On the Modification of Clouds