Barking Up The Wrong Tree
Fill in another form thick as a magazine,
Write another letter that no-one will ever read,
Or that is how it seems,
Do they only want numbers?
And is that all I will ever be?Disposable drone, consumable clone,
Am I wasting all my time?
I ask you when I already know the answer,I bought these shades but they only made my eyes sore,
And I wore these boots until they rubbed my feet raw,
What am I doing now?
I don’t belong here anymore,
Did I ever?How long before you realise?
You are barking up the wrong tree?
How long before you wake up,
and realise you have all the wrong dreams?Is he really what you want,
To him you’re just another notch,
To people like him everything is easy,
They care for nothing and no-one,
But you are not one of them,
I can tell,
It takes one to know one,When I say you can do so much better,
Yes that does mean me
And if that sounds conceited, so be it,
I’ve no more time for false modesty,
No, I am not mad, I am just like everybody else,
I don’t wanna be a gofer mama, I just want to be myself,
Whoever that is,Because I bought these clothes and none of them would fit,
I ate and drank in the right places, it only made me sick,
Eighteen years in education and still I’m thick as shit,
I tried to play the game but I’m always the last,
The last to get picked,How long before you realise?
You are barking up the wrong tree?
How long before you wake up,
And realise you have all the wrong dreams?
Williams, 2002. We’ve played this live a few time but we still haven’t got round to recording it properly. It will probably be included on the next album.