Lyrics

There's a feeling that dwells inside him It's been living there so long It dawned on him one morning He's been going about it all wrong It took him twenty minutes to put on his shoes Life slowed down to a crawl He walked to work ten miles away In time to hear the quitting bell He stepped into a neighborhood tavern He had a drink with a metermaid She could tell that his time was up But her instinct was to save him Don't waste your time. I'm a drowning man He said it with a gasp Your attempts are very noble But i'd just as soon go fast The feeling soon went out of him After repeated shots of gin He stared blankly at a lava lamp Next to a picture of Bobby Vinton The metermaid followed close behind She was obviously inspired By the blurred visionary path he took Down the road that never winds