Modest Mouse - Teeth Like God's Shoeshine Lyrics
From the top of the ocean - yeahFrom the bottom of the sky -goddamnWell I get claustrophobicI can you know that I canAnd he said:I am not allowed much dangerKeep in line youre an old friend stranger.Youll burn me if effigy and Ill burn you in effigy.A rattle snake up in buffalo montanaHe bit the leg of the old sheriffHa! that boy fell down on his harelip -ow! ow!Well I might be wrongBut you you tag alongAnd we we all been wrongedAnd I get dizzier by the mileSaid hell! the moneys spentWent to the county lineAnd paid the rent said uh-oh.Oh! if you could compact your conscienceOh! and you might.Oh! if you could bottle and sell it you might have doneOh! and you mightOh! if you could compact your conscienceAnd sell it save it for another timeYou might have to use it.And the televisions goneGo to the grocery store, buy some new friendsAnd find out the beginning, the end, and the best of itWell, do you need a lot of what youve got to survive?Heres the man with teeth like gods shoeshineHe sparkles shimmers shinesLets all have another orange juliusThis syrup standing in linesThe malls are the soon to be ghost townsSo long, farewell, good-byeTake em all for the long rideAnd youll go around townNo one wants to be uptight anymoreYou can be ashamedOr be so proud of what youve doneBut not no one, not now, not ever or anyoneTake em all for the sense of happinessThat comes from hurting deep down insideOr you can walk th line and give a shitIm on the corner of this and this and this and thisAnd its all all wrong, and its all all goneWell, you can add it up and give a shitGo to the family doctorIts all worth itAnd its all all gone, and its all all wrongHeres the man with teeth like gods shoeshineHe sparkles shimmers shinesLets all have another orange juliusThick syrup standing in linesThe malls are the soon to be ghost townsSo long, farewell, good-byeAnd the telephone goes offPick to receiver up, try to meet endsAnd find out the beginning, the end and the best of it
