Jimmy Buffett - Fruitcakes Lyrics
FruitcakesBy: jimmy buffett, amy lee1994--spoken:You know I was talking to my friend desdemona the other day sheRuns this space station and bake shop down near boomtown. she toldMe that human beings are flawed individuals. the cosmic bakersTook us out of the oven a little too early. and thats theReason were as crazy as we are and I believe it.Take for example when you go to the movies these days, you know.They try to sell you this jumbo drink, 8 extra ounces of wateredDown cherry coke for an extra 25 cents. I dont want it.I dont want that much organziation in my life.I dont want other people thinking for me.I want my junior mints. where did the junior mints go in theMovies. I dont want a 12 lb. nestles crunch for 25 dollars. iWant junior mints.We need more fruitcakes in this world and less bakers!We need people that care! Im mad as hell! and I dont want toTake it anymore!Chorus:Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)Struttin ***** through the crosswalkIn the middle of the weekHalf-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of usParadise, lost and foundParadise, take a look aroundI was out in california where I hear they have it allThey got riots, fires, mud slidesTheyve got sushi in the mallWater bars, brontasaurs, chinese modern lustShake and bake life with the quakeThe secrets in the crustChorus:Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)Struttin ***** through the crosswalkIn the middle of the weekHalf-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us--spoken:Speakin of fruitcakes, how bout the government?Your tax dollars at work.We lost our martian rocket shipThe high paid spokesman saidLooks like that silly rocket shipHas lost its cone shaped headWe spent 90 jillion dollars trying to get a look at marsI hear universal laughter ringing out among the starsChorus:Fruitcakes in the galaxy (fruitcakes in the galaxy)Fuitcakes on the earth (fruitcakes on the earth)Struttin ***** towards eternityWeve been that way since birthHalf-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us--spoken:Religion! religion! oh, theres a thin line between saturdayNight and sunday morning. here we go now.Alright, alter boys.Mea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpaMea culpa mea culpa mea maxima culpaWheres the church, who took the steepleReligion is in the hands of some crazy-ass peopleTelevision preachers with bad hair and dimplesThe gods honest truth is its not that simpleIts the buddhist in you, its the pagan in meIts the muslim in him, shes catholic aint she?Its the born again look its the wasp and the jewTell me whats goin on, I aint gotta clue--spoken:Now here comes the big ones. relationships! we all got em, weAll want em. what do we do with em?Here we go, Ill tell ya.She said you gotta do your fair shareNow cough up half the rentI treat my body like a templeYou treat yours like a tentBut the right word at the right timeMay get me a little hugThats the difference between lightningAnd a harmless lightnin bugChorus:Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)Struttin ***** through the crosswalkIn the middle of the weekHalf-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us--spoken:The future. captains log, stardate two thousand and something.Were seven years from the milleniumThats a science fiction factStanley kubrick and his buddy halNow dont look that abstractSo Ill put on my bob marley tapeAnd practice what I preachGet jah lost in the reggae monAs I walk along the beachStay in touch with my insanity really is the only wayIts a jungle out there kiddiesHave a very fruitful dayHey.Chorus:Fruitcakes in the kitchen (fruitcakes in the kitchen)Fruitcakes on the street (fruitcakes on the street)Struttin ***** through the crosswalkIn the middle of the weekHalf-baked cookies in the oven (cookies in the oven)Half-baked people on the bus (people on the bus)Theres a little bit of fruitcake left in everyone of us--spoken:Thats right, you too. yeah those crumbs are spread all aroundThis universe. Ive seen fruitcakes. I saw this guy in santaMonica rollerskate ***** through the crosswalk. down in newOrleans in the french market there are fruitcakes like you cannotBelieve. new york, forget it. fruitcake city. down island, weve gotFruitcakes. spread them crumbs around. thats right, we wantem around. keep bakin baby. keep bakin.
