Strip malls can really bring you down
Where will I go and pick my poison?
She said I gave her the runaround
Time is pulling me out of the here and now

Lauren’s in the garden, I’m in the bed
Thinking about the things she said
It’s not helping, it’s not helping
It’s not helping

The club bars can really gin me up
Hendricks or Tanqueray, I'll pick my poison
Back in the van to the Super 8 when we had enough
Time’s got me swimming in it

Lauren’s in the garden, I’m in the bed
Thinking about the things she said
It’s not helping, it’s not helping
Not helping

All the runaways in my mind
Seem to run away at the very same time
It’s not helping, it’s not helping
It’s not helping, it’s not helping

Lauren’s in the garden, I’m in the bed
Thinking about the things she said
Not helping, it’s not helping
It's not Lauren in the garden, it's not me in the bed
Thinking about the things she said
Helping (it's not helping)
Helping (it's not helping)
Not helping