[Verse 1]
Shooed out like a housefly
This house was half my mind
I don't dispute the doubts you've outlined
But it's my right to waste your time

[Chorus]
And these things, It stands to reason these things
Won't kill me
Your feelings, the spattering, it bores me
Don't tell me

[Verse 2]
Burned in on the 8th of May
She was spectacular
I walk a half-moon by the bus stop
Sliding cross the street to her

[Chorus]
Three stings, sequentially three stings
Won't kill me
Your spieling, gracelessly is my grief
Please tell me

[Refrain]
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Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable (Oh)
[Verse 3]
Throw out the la-la by the busload
Match the photo to the description
I do indeed, and shall continue
Dispatch the shiftless man to points beyond

[Chorus]
And these things, it stands to reason these things
Please tell me
Your feelings, oh gracelessly, It bores me
Don't tell me

[Refrain]
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable
Half-masted, bass-boosted, sling-back, fully retractable