The Monkey Song (Live at The Bowery, 24 September 2011)

Standing in the traffic
Feeling the rush come from both sides
Walking on that edge again you don't seem to mind

Too late you see the headlights
But there's nothing you can do
'Cos the fear that paralyses means that's the end of you

And you wake up in a rowboat
With a monkey going to heaven
You know you'll never get there
But you still ask for directions
And each of us is wondering
If we'll remember this tomorrow
There's only one way to find out
There's only one way to know

If you find yourself in heaven
Then you know that you're not dead
And any moment now you'll wake up in a hospital bed

So you go and see your therapist
But you know she's partly to blame
'Cos she gets inside your head and plays out her mind games

And you wake up in a rowboat
With a monkey on your back
You worked so hard in rehab
But temptation caused a relapse
And you're staring down a world gone mad
And all you've got is regret
But no-one really cares
So you don't have to wish they'd forget

Standing in the traffic
Knowing there's nothing you can do
Cos the fear that paralyses means that's the end of you

And you wake up in a rowboat
With a monkey on your back
You worked so hard in rehab
But temptation caused a relapse
And you're staring down a world gone mad
And all you've got is regret
But no-one gives a shit
So you don't have to wish they'd forget

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