Steely Dan - Surf And/or Die Lyrics
Earthbound to johnny boy just picked up your messagebout those balinese ikats you thought I might buyNow your voice on my machine is more alive than what you areSince your daredevil hang glider fell out of the skyNow armands looked all over but he cant find your car keysWere they under the tire? were they under the seat?Because as it stands now your beloved white airesIs fair game for the vandals up on makapuu streetAnd your grandmothers number, we know its here somewhereBut suze cant seem to find it, now shes losing controlAnd so what about her, and little eldon and laylaAnd that hypothetical spectre, your gilt-edged soulWhich defied many perils, in the face of all reasonAnd in so many settings and for all your young yearsInsisting on pure freedom for its too-short seasonRiding high on its ration of enchantment and fearOver the hill and into the next meadow and on and on and onIn a near random universe there are still certain combinationsPicked out from all other possible onesWhich, when given some time and the just-right circumstancesNot too far from the earth or too close to the sunThey will dance and theyll spin in the embrace of the trade windsPlaying havoc with the hearts and the upturned faces down belowUntil the laws of curved spacetime, susponed without warningKick back in with a vengeance for the last act of the showGoing too far too fast in that final wing overAs your glider comes tumbling out of the cloudsAnd you clutch at your chest but the chute never opensAnd they find you there tangled in that white nylon shroudWhen we get grandmas number I think Ill just say to herYour johnnys home for christmas, it was a hell of a rideAnd I know that some day youll be showing me those blanketsAll covered in glory on the hereafter side, sayingThere was never any question, it was always all or nothingSurf and/or die
