Fly in the Ointment

[Verse 1]

Like water for a cactus

I'm in need of a long cold drink

Like a tree in the forest

Before it's chopped down it has anxiety

On the road, rev up the engine

I'm playing chicken and I ain't gonna turn

Though it's icy conditions

I find a way to always get burned

[Pre-Chorus]

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment

[Chorus]

Soaring godwit on tired wings

Here comes a rockslide and I'm underneath

Speed to the surface and risk the bends

Always conclusive, just a matter of when

When

[Verse 2]

With a sleeve of emotions

I walk the beat with posture that's curved

Getting by fit and able

A dotted line with a learning curve

If the motor malfunctions

I need an off-hours handyman

And get back to the ruckus

A sugar fix for a kid in candy land

[Pre-Chorus]

Yeah, fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment

[Chorus]

Soaring godwit on tired wings

Avalanche a-coming, pull up the sheets

Speed to the surface and risk the bends

Weathered but pompous 'cause I know where I've been

[Bridge]

Bend the throttle

Briefly interrupted

Out of my hands

And no longer captive

[Pre-Chorus]

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment, yeah

[Chorus]

Soaring godwit on tired wings

Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath

Soaring godwit on tired wings

Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath

[Outro]

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment

Fly in the ointment