Things Aren't So Bad After All

[Baby Fat] Night after night I've the quickest of minds Writhing in spasms of pleasure Time after time I've the wickedest lines Step right up for the poisonous bile Things aren't so bad after all Things aren't so bad after all Come one come all - I'll take all of you down At the end of the day that's all I've got God struck me down with his right hand And I became half-man and half-too-disturbing-to-contemplate Things aren't so bad after all Things aren't so bad after all, after all of them go When they go it's all sunshine and love in the world Things aren't so bad after all of them go Bend the knee before the gilded throne Kiss the ring pretend it's all a joke Now when his majesty calls I appear When he beckons, I'm there with the laughter And if I'm dying inside there's a bright side My teeth in their flesh like a benzedrine puff adder Things aren't so bad after all Things aren't so bad after all, after all of them go When they go it's all sunshine and love in the world Things aren't so bad after all of them go After all of them go After all of them go After all of them go