Country House (Live in Hyde Park)

Lyrics

[Verse 1] City dweller, successful fella He thought to himself, "Oops, I've got a lot of money" (A 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] Now he lives in a house Very big house in the country Watching afternoon repeats (Ooh, la-la) And the food he eats in the country (Ooh) He takes all manner of pills And piles up analyst bills in the country It's like an animal farm (Ooh, la-la) There's lots of rural charm in the country (Ooh) [Verse 2] He got morning glory, life's a different story Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory) Touched with his own mortality And now he's reading Balzac and knocking back Prozac A helping hand that makes you feel wonderfully bland (Close your eyes, try it) Oh, it's a century's remedy [Pre-Chorus] For the faint at heart (Faint at heart) A new start (A new start) [Chorus] Now he lives in a house Very big house in the country He's got a fog in his chest (Ooh, la-la) So he needs a lot of rest in the country (Ooh) He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh Takes herbal baths in the country It's like an animal farm (Ooh, la-la) There's lots of rural charm in the country (Ooh) [Interlude] In the country (He-he-he) In the country (He-he-he) 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 (Ooh, la-la) And the food he eats in the country (Ooh) He takes all manner of pills And piles up analyst bills in the country It's like an animal farm (Ooh, la-la) There's lots of rural charm in the country (Ooh) Oh, 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 [Outro] Oh-oh-oh La-la-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la-la, la-la-la La-la-la-la, oh [Spoken] Thank you