I survived the dinner
And the air went thinner
I retired to the briars by the pool

It gets so loud

If I die this instant

Taken from a distance
They would probably list it down
Among other things 'round town


Got my rings around me
I got baby to pound me

I see stars and go weak
My baby cries and lays me down


In the skies over black Venice
I see eyes of a white menace
The surprise of the week

Is that I never heard the sound

All the L.A. women

Fall asleep while swimmin'
I got paid to fish 'em out
And then one day I lost the job


And I cried a little
I got fried a little

Then she laid her eyes on mine
And she said, "Babe, you're better off"


I got my rings around me
I got baby to pound me
I see stars and go weak

My baby cries and lays me down

In the skies over black Venice

I see eyes of a white menace
The surprise of the week
Is that I never heard the sound


Tunnel vision lights my way
Lead a little life today


As the free-fall advances
I'm the moron who dances

Ah
I was teething on roses
I was in guns and noses

Ah

Under the withering white skies of humiliation

Under the withering white skies of humiliation

Tunnel vision lights my way

Lead a little life today
Tunnel vision lights my way
Lead a little life today


She wore blue velvet
Said she can't help it

She wore blue velvet
Said she can't help it
She wore blue velvet

Said she can't help it