Lyric Keep Away

You keep your jealousy and your snide remarks to yourself
you know that I m not seeing anyone else
You just keep your ear down to the ground
yell your head off if you hear a sound
Here s a whistle, a badge and a phone
you can arrest me if I m not at home
And if I don t keep my word I swear
I ll keep away

Here s some books and a puzzle by Escher
here s Shakespeare s Measure For Measure
Here s a balloon, a rubber band and a bag
why don t you blow them up if you think you ve been had
Here s a castle, a paper dragon and a moat
an earring, a toothbrush and a cloak
And if I don t keep my word I swear
I ll keep away

I swear I ll keep away, from all we ve ever done
I ll keep away the good times, I ll keep away the fun
I swear I ll join the army, or maybe the marines
I ll start to wear designer suits and put away my jeans

I swear that I ll keep away, from all my old-time friends
I ll throw away my records, I ll try to make amends
I swear I ll give up gambling, and playing with the rent
I ll give up food and drinking, I ll give up a life ill-spent

Here s a yardstick you can measure me by
here s a coupon, maybe there s something you want to buy
Here s a bandied in case you cut your feet
here s a rubber mallet you can use on your front teeth
Here s a gun no one uses anymore
and a bracelet made of some expensive ore
And if I don t keep my word
you won t see me anymore

I swear I ll keep away, from dignity and pride
I ll keep away from abstracts, I ll keep it all inside
Well, I ll just wrap me up in butter, and melt me on a shelf
I ll fry in my own juices, I ll become somebody else

Well, I ll just swear to keep away, from everything that s good
I ll lie down in the gutter, where I really should
I swear I ll light a candle, to every modern foe
I swear I ll close the book on this, and not see you anymore
cause I just got to get away