Despair to the point will they provoke The punchline before they have told the joke The sheer desperation to be seen Staring at the television screen Despair to the point where they provoke You to tell the fucking punchline before you have told the joke Sorry, sunshine, it doesn't exist It wasn't in the top one hundred list And it's the thousandth time, and it's even bolder Don't be surprised when you get bent over He told ya that you were dying for it She saw it, and she grabbed it, and it wasn't what it seemed The kids all dream of making it, whatever that means Another variation on a theme A tangle on the television and the magazine Do you reckon that they do it for a joke? Do you reckon that they make 'em take an oath That says 'we are defenders Of any poseur or professional pretender around When did your list replace the twist and turn Ah, the fist replaced the kissed-on concern And if you're bothered, I don't want your prayers Save it for the morning after And it's the thousandth time, and it's even bolder Don't be surprised when you get bent over He told ya that you were dying for it Let's have a game on the Teddy Picker Not quick enough, can I have it quicker? Already thick and you're getting thicker Let's have a game on the Teddy Picker Not quick enough, can I have it quicker? Already thick, and you're getting thicker Assuming that all things are equal Who'd want to be men of the people When there's people like you?