Decemberists - Billy Liar lyrics

Billy Liar's got his hands in his pockets

Staring over at the neighbor's, knickers down.

He's got his knickers down.

So the summer is eternity for you?

Sleeping in until your father's shaking you down

He's shaking you down.

And the mailroom shift gets a real short shrift

As you dole out the packages, no-one seems to want you around

All skulking around.

Let you legs loss on the lino

'Til your sinews spoil

Will you stay here for a while, dear,

'Til the radio plays something familiar?

Plays something familiar.

All a-drifting, he's a no-good boyo

Sent a-fishing for a whalebone corset frame

(His only catch all day)

So he sits and lets the current take him

A gentle breeze will leave his pants in disarray

And at his ankles laid.

As he drifts to sleep with a moan and a weep

He is decked by a Japanese geisha with a garland of pearls

How she twists and twirls!

Let you legs loss on the lino

'Til your sinews spoil

Will you stay here for a while, dear,

'Til the radio plays something familiar?

Plays something familiar.