ist - Toothpick Bridge - Released August 17th, 2009
Remington Steele
Mother lectures on the perfect man
Witty as Oscar Wilde, resilient as Japan
With the charm of a rattlesnake handler
He’ll lower his boom to your bust
But he’s got the taste to pan to the curtains
When overtaken by animal lust
Wish I could be Remington Steele
Wish I could be Remington Steele
Mother says some changes must be made
There are tears to bottle up, and glistening smiles to fake
He looks so pretty in the family picture
Best stick him in some chunkier frames
Nobody wants damaged goods, son
So don’t make me break that finger of blame
Wish I could be Remington Steele
Wish I could be Remington Steele
If I could measure up, I would be feted and adored
Instead of a traitor, dangling from his own umbilical cord
If I crashed through sugar-glass, just as the music peaked
Then maybe then I would deserve some sleep…
Mother says that she’s my biggest fan
“I did it all to make you stronger, boy, I hope you understand”
“Do you tell your children how much I love them?”
“Or is there poison still in your veins?”
I know blood is thicker than water
But it quenched your thirst just the same
Wish I could be Remington Steele
Wish I could be Remington Steele
(c) 2009 ist
Lyrics: Hall Music: Hall//Haynes/McCourt/Richardson
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