This is your new thing now
Naked as a rose
Everything exposed

But not quite
This is your new thing now
Cards out on the table

A genius with no label
But not quite, not quite


God, I swear it's good to be back home
Waiting for the newest Rolling Stone
All the other girls are still at war

The best and worst of 1994
Sometimes I see the half and not the whole
Sometimes I see the face and not the soul

Sometimes I think this place has no part
For anyone who ever had a heart


This is your new thing now
And it looks so good in print
Just a poet and her pimps

But not quite
This is your new thing now
A prom dress and a sneer

The woman of the year
But not quite, not quite


Gee, it's good to see a dream come true
People smile and bless all over you
Mixing up those latest junkie-isms

With all the pretty terms of religion
And don't you love the leader of the band
Equal parts Butthead and Peter Pan

All the other kids are sad again
A legend's not a legend 'til it ends


This is your new thing now
And it makes the whole world spin
It's as least as old as sin

But not quite
This is your new thing now
And now you're turning grinning

But maybe no one's listening
And you might lose it all my darling, yes you might


This is your new thing now
And it feels so good to doubt you
I could almost live without you

But not quite