Extra Executives

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Blowing kisses off his face Like flies—like little flies Blowing like a grouper fish Floating through the reefs His card says executive But it mumbles just a salesman He's not sure just who you are But you might be a good connection [Chorus] Extra executives with a general desire (I want, I want) Extra executives with a general desire (I want, I want) General desire (I want) General desire (I want) He took a course in sales He's never been the same [Verse 2] A certain way to do things Respect for expectations His bank gets a promotion But his brain gets a vacation He's looking over your shoulder At the party for a person Who will change his life Reward him somehow Hey... I'm talking to you [Chorus] Extra executives with a general desire (I want, I want) Extra executives with a general desire (I want, I want) General desire (I want) General desire (I want) He took a course in sales He's never been the same [Bridge] One time I asked him if he liked grouper fish and he didn't know what I wanted to hear: that he ate them or just admired them. And if he said "Yes, I think they're delicious" I would align him with a [?] and award him with a dinner invitation. Or maybe if I had enough sense I went out on a glass-bottom boat one afternoon and I saw these colorful fish swimming around the coral reefs. And I asked the black man that's piloting the boat, "What kind of fish are these?" "Grouper fish." And I said, "Aren't they beautiful? Who would ever want to eat them?" And so this guy tried to be vague and to lift his always-dress-as-if-you're-successful cuffs over all the traitorous clouds of non- and true information. And I stood there with an indecipherable expression, swirling the ice cubes in my martini. And finally, he turned red and blew up! [Verse 3] Everything's an exercise For the extra executive He's not sure just who you are But you might be a good connection Blowing kisses off his face Like flies—like little flies Blowing like a grouper fish Floating through the reefs [Pre-Chorus] Waiting for that special deal in the sky That he never has to trade in The telephone call that never comes The letter's not in the letter box The handshake that will close the deal The telegram that will change his life [Chorus] Extra executives with a general desire (I want, I want) Extra executives with a general desire (I want, I want) General desire (I want) General desire (I want) He took a course in sales He's never been the same