Country House (Live at Hyde Park, 02/07/2009)

Lyrics

[Spoken] Can you just sing it over that way? Out of the park and down the road a bit One, two, three [Intro] So the story begins [Verse 1] City dweller, successful fella He thought to himself, "Woops, I've got a lot of money" (Lot of money) Caught in a rat race, terminally I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it I'm paying the price of living life at the limit (To the limit) Caught in the century's anxiety [Pre-Chorus] Yes, it preys on him (Preys on him) He's getting thin (He's getting thin) [Chorus] And now he lives in a house Very big house in the country Watching afternoon repеats And the food he eats in thе country He takes all manner of pills And piles up analyst bills in the country It's like an animal farm There's lots of rural charm in the country [Verse 2] Now he's got morning glory, life's a different story Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory) Touched with his own mortality He's reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac A helping hand, makes you feel wonderfully bland (Close your eyes, try it) Oh, it's the century's remedy [Pre-Chorus] For the faint at heart (Faint at heart) A new start (New start) [Chorus] Now he lives in a house Very big house in the country He's got a fog in his chest So he needs a lot of rest in the country He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh Takes herbal baths in the country It's like an animal farm There's lots of rural charm in the country [Interlude] In the country In the country In the country [Guitar Solo] [Bridge] Blow, blow me out I am so sad, I don't know why Blow, blow me out I am so sad, I don't know why [Chorus] Oh, he lives in a house Very big house in the country Watching afternoon repeats And the food he eats in the country He takes all manner of pills Piles up analyst bills in the country It's like an animal farm There's lots of rural charm in the country Oh, he lives in a house Very big house in the country [?] So he needs a lot of rest in the country Doesn't drink, smoke, laugh Takes herbal baths in the country It's like an animal farm There's lots of rural charm in the country, oh-ho [Outro] Let's see La-la, la-la-la Let's sing La-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la [Spoken] Thank you very much