The Who - However Much I Booze lyrics

HOWEVER MUCH I BOOZE

The Who

I see myself on t.v., I?m a faker, a paper clown

I see myself on t.v., I?m a faker, a paper clown

It?s clear to all my friends that I habitually lie; I just bring them down

It?s clear to all my friends that I habitually lie; I just bring them down

I claim proneness to exaggeration

I claim proneness to exaggeration

But the truth lies in my frustration

But the truth lies in my frustration

The children of the night, they all pass me by

The children of the night, they all pass me by

Have to drench myself in brandy

Have to drench myself in brandy

In sleep I?ll hide

In sleep I?ll hide

But however much I booze

But however much I booze

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

I don?t care what you say, boy

I don?t care what you say, boy

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities

I lose so many nights of sleep worrying about my responsibilities

Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me?

Are the problems that screw me up really down to him or me

My ego will just confuse me

My ego will just confuse me

Some day it?s going to up and use me

Some day it?s going to up and use me

Fish me out another tailor-made compliment

Dish me out another tailor-made compliment

Tell me about some destiny I can?t prevent

Tell me about some destiny I can?t prevent

And however much I squirm

And however much I squirm

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

I don?t care what you say, boy

I don?t care what you say, boy

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

Won?t somebody tell me how to get out of this place? !

Won?t somebody tell me how to get out of this place? !

Then the night comes down like a cell door closing

Then the night comes down like a cell door closing

Suddenly I realize that I?m right now, I?m on the scene

Suddenly I realize that I?m right now, I?m on the scene

While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating

While sitting here all alone with a bottle and my head a-floating

Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me

Far away from the phone and the conscience going on at me

And on at me, and I don?t care what you say

And on at me, and I don?t care what you say

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

Now the walls are all clawed and scratched

Now the walls are all clawed and scratched

Like by some soul insane (alt: in sin)

Like by some soul insane

In the morning I hungoverly detach myself

In the morning I humbly detach myself

I take no blame

I take no blame

I just can?t face my failure

I just can?t face my failure

I?m nothing but a well fucked sailor

I?m nothing but a well fucked sailor

You at home can easily decide what?s right

You at home can easily decide what?s right

By glancing very briefly at the songs I write

By glancing very briefly at the songs I write

But it don?t help me that you know

But it don?t help me that you know

There still ain?t no way out

This ain?t no way out

Won?t somebody tell me?

Won?t somebody tell me?

I don?t care what you say, boy

I don?t care what you say, boy

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

Give me the key, lock it away

Give me the key, lock it away

There ain?t

There ain?t

There ain?t

There ain?t

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out

There ain?t no way out