THE FUTILITY BALL

SO MY SCRAPBOOK'S MISSING WHAT THEY CALL SUCCESS
AND I DON'T WANNA PASS YOUR POPULARITY TEST

YOU'RE SO SLICK AND SO PRECISE
YOU KNOW EXACTLY HOW TO NAME YOUR PRICE
AND I DON'T THINK YOU'LL SURVIVE
ALL THE SWEETNESS IN SUCH STRYCHNINE TIMES

I'LL SPIN THE ROULETTE AND I'LL STOP ON A DIME
AGAINST A TRAMPOLINE BACK EVERY TIME

SO WIND ME UP AND WATCH ME FALL
I'LL TAKE MY SEAT AT THE FUTILITY BALL
AT LEAST I'M IN GOOD COMPANY

WHEN THEY LOOK IN THE MIRROR
THEY LOVE TO SEE THEMSELVES
WHEN WE FACE THE REFLECTION
WE PRETEND IT'S SOMEONE ELSE

A PESSIMIST'S SIGHT AND A SKEPTIC'S BREATH
STILL ROLLIN' 7 VS. 6 AND I'M NOT TURNING BACK

SO WIND ME UP AND WATCH ME FALL
I'LL TAKE MY SEAT AT THE FUTILITY BALL
AT LEAST I'M IN GOOD COMPANY
PASSED UP ONCE AND PASSED UP TWICE
I WAS GOOFING OFF IN THE BACK OF THE LINE
AND I GUESS THE LAST LAUGH'S ON ME

WHEN THE BUZZ DIES DOWN
AND YOU WHIMPER BACK TO TOWN
TO DISCOVER HOW WE MADE IT YOU SEE
JUST FINE WITHOUT YOUR ROYALTY

SEE I'LL STILL BE SINGING
WHILE THEY LEAVE AND RISE AND FALL
WITH YOUR STAINED GLASS RHETORIC
YOU'RE SO EXCUSELESS WITH SUCH GALL

I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO GET IT RIGHT

music & lyrics by Steven Gullett - copyright 1997