MONKEY

MY MONKEY’S IN A WINDOW STARING AT ME

BUT IN THE MEANTIME I AM HANGING UPSIDE DOWN FROM A TREE

HOW DID I GET HERE DID I CLIMB OR DID I JUMP

SOMETHING’S GOT ME UPSIDE DOWN AND I’M STARING AT A SOLID STUMP

THESE BARS I’M LOCKED BEHIND, THE ONES THAT KEEP MY MIND

I SEARCH FOR THE LITERACY, I SEARCH FOR LEGITIMACY

HAVE TO KEEP SHUT HAVE TO ESCAPE THE RUT STUCK IN A GROOVE

MY RECORD’S SCRATCHED MY NEEDLE’S RUSTED

I CAN’T GET OUT I’M CAUGHT IN A PATTERN OF THOUGHT

I’VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO STOP AND BREAK

BREAK THROUGH THIS PAYNE OF LIFE THAT KEEPS ALLUDING ME

CAUSE OUT OF THAT WINDOW ALL I CAN SEE

IS THAT STUPID MONKEY JUST TAUNTING ME

HAVE TO KEEP SHUT HAVE TO ESCAPE THE RUT STUCK IN A GROOVE

MY RECORD’S SCRATCHED MY NEEDLE’S RUSTED

I CAN’T GET OUT I’M CAUGHT COLD BUSTED

I CAN’T GET OUT I’M CAUGHT IN A PATTERN OF THOUGHT

MONKEY IN THE WINDOW TREE ON THE CEILING

CAN ANYBODY KNOW JUST HOW I’M FEELING

I TRY TO RUN AND HIDE BUT I’M ALL LOCKED UP INSIDE

SOMEBODY HELP ME OFF THIS DIZZY RIDE

HAVE TO KEEP SHUT HAVE TO ESCAPE THE RUT STUCK IN A GROOVE

MY RECORD’S SCRATCHED MY NEEDLE’S RUSTED

I CAN’T GET OUT I’M CAUGHT COLD BUSTED

MY RECORD’S SCRATCHED MY NEEDLE’S RUSTED

I CAN’T GET OUT I’M CAUGHT COLD BUSTED

MY RECORD’S SCRATCHED MY NEEDLE’S RUSTED

I CAN’T GET OUT I’M CAUGHT IN A PATTERN OF THOUGHT

©2002 GRETLE