Mike Farris. Know Good Know How

Take away these stones that I use 

To build this room I now call myself

Take away this chair

I feel too comfortable here

Take away these lies 

That I tell myself so many times

Take all my books of philosophy

All you thought you knew about life

Pile all these things up to the sky

And watch them burn to the ground

Because they never were no good for me no how

Take away these notes that I gather up in my bed

And take them up to the banker 

And tell him I’ve paid my debt

And tell all my friends if they care for me

I’ll be coming home soon

From a troubled boy at sea

Take all my books of philosophy

All you thought you knew about life

Pile all these things up to the sky

And watch them burn to the ground

Because they never were no good 

I would have left this place a long time ago

If I had a better reason

But there is no use walking when 

There’s a Cadillac limousine

Coming up over the hill, yeah

Take away tomorrow and take back yesterday

Take a long vacation inside a looking glass smile

Take my inadequacies and my inhibitions

Watch them glorify me, glorify me

Take all my books of philosophy

All you thought you knew about life

Pile all these things up to the sky

And watch them burn to the ground

Because they never was no good 

Take all my books of philosophy

All you thought you knew about life

Pile all these things up to the sky

And watch them burn to the ground

Because they never was no good for me no how