Lean Period

I want to testify, my love is bona-fide This is the real thing, not just a casual fling But please don't expect consistency from me I've been maimed and I've been chained before you see But right now I'm Going through a lean period A decidedly mean period Let's talk things over in the 'Old Rover' Let's drown our sorrows like there's no more tomorrows All those words that I have wasted in haste Have left such a bitter aftertaste The reason being I'm Going through a lean period A decidedly mean period This joke I've made at my own expense has long since worn thin And yet by way of recompense You respond with a wink and a knowing grin Going through a lean period A decidedly mean period