Up in the morning, lying on my back
Till it's time for a cup of coffee and a snack
In a cafe where the radio is
tuned to modern romance
But time drips by as pure
as men's lies
Mother's pride,
a thousand telephones
ringing somewhere else
As I call out my name on the shelf
Clock tick -tocks,
the morning ran to early afternoon
Moving very slowly
in this ground floor furnace
Two house replacement
window sales agents
Invade this stricken neighbourhood
with quotation prices
Place the families and buy a
thousand doors
They're closed in silence
somewhere else
As I call my name on this shelf
As I call my name on this
shelf
One day at a time, dear Lord,
depending on the form
The sands of time are stacked up
in a heap out on the lawn
Oh yes, baby's in the oven
Club pipe monthly and installments
And time drifts by as pure
as midnight's
Mother's pride
A thousand tele phones
are ringing somewhere else
As I call my name on the shelf
Cause I caught my name on the shelf
Caught my name on the shelf
Cause I caught my name on the shelf
Thank