The Purpendicular Waltz

[Verse 1]

Put your money down

Take your choice

That's the way it is every time with these boys

And you sense no shame

And you feel no disgrace

Somebody wins, somebody loses

It's a dirty, dirty race

Oh, my life, it's a dog's life

[Verse 2]

One empty Monday

Out of the blue

Took a good luck turn and started something new

Out of the gutter

Out of the rain

Out of my head and I'm feeling no pain

Oh, my life, it's a dog's life

[Bridge 1]

Ducking in the shadows

Diving in the dark

Rolling with the punches

Striking at the heart

Touching all the senses

Breaking those taboos'es

Bursting at the seams

Blowing all my fuses

[Bridge 2]

The turning of a page

The burning of a book

If you're talking out of turn

Just the way you look

[Verse 3]

When the time is right

But the shape is wrong

And you find yourself where you don't belong

Back to reality

Back on the line

Back into this and you'll feel no pain

Oh, my life, we can do it once again