| Drove downtown in the rain, |
| Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, |
| Just to check out the late night, |
| Record shop. |
| Call it impulsive, |
| Call it compulsive, |
| Call it insane. |
| But when I’m surrounded I just can’t, stop. |
| It’s a matter of instincts, |
| A matter of conditioning, |
| A matter of fact. |
| You can call me Pavlov’s dog. |
| Ring a bell and I salivate, |
| How’d you like that? |
| Dr. Landy tell me, |
| I’m not just a pedagogue. |
| 'Cuz right now I’m |
| Lyin in bed, |
| Just like Brian Wilson did, |
| Well I am, |
| Lying in bed, |
| Just like Brian Wilson did. |
| So I’m lying here, |
| Just staring at the ceiling tiles, |
| And I’m thinking about, |
| Oh, what to think about. |
| Just listening and relistening, |
| To Smiley Smile. |
| And wondering if this is some kind of creative drought |
| Because I’m |
| And if you want to find me, |
| I’ll be out in the sandbox, |
| Wondering where the hell all the |
| Love has gone, |
| Playing my guitar and |
| Building castles in the sun and |
| Singing «Fun, Fun, Fun» |
| I had a dream |
| That I was three hundred pounds |
| And though I was very heavy |
| I floated 'til I couldn’t see the ground |
| I floated 'til I couldn’t see the ground |
| Somebody help me, |
| I couldn’t see the ground |
| Somebody help me because I’m |
| Drove downtown in the rain |
| Nine-thirty on a Tuesday night, |
| Just to check out the late-night |
| Record shop. |
| Call it impulsive |
| You can call it compulsive, |
| You can call it insane; |
| But when I’m surrounded |
| I just can’t |
| Stop. |