the national
humiliation
I survived the dinner And the air went thinner I retired to the briars by the pool It gets so loud  If I die this instant Taken from a distance They would probably list it down Among other things 'round town  Got my rings around me I got baby to pound me I see stars and go weak My baby cries and lays me down  In the skies over black Venice I see eyes of a white menace The surprise of the week Is that I never heard the sound  All the L.A. women Fall asleep while swimmin' I got paid to fish 'em out And then one day I lost the job  And I cried a little I got fried a little Then she laid her eyes on mine And she said, "Babe, you're better off"  I got my rings around me I got baby to pound me I see stars and go weak My baby cries and lays me down  In the skies over black Venice I see eyes of a white menace The surprise of the week Is that I never heard the sound  Tunnel vision lights my way Lead a little life today  As the free-fall advances I'm the moron who dances Ah I was teething on roses I was in guns and noses Ah  Under the withering white skies of humiliation Under the withering white skies of humiliation  Tunnel vision lights my way Lead a little life today Tunnel vision lights my way Lead a little life today  She wore blue velvet Said she can't help it She wore blue velvet Said she can't help it She wore blue velvet Said she can't help it