I Can’t Read

Lyrics

[BUD as HELVETICA, spoken] Yes, Sir Thank you, Sir Wonderful, Sir [BUD as HELVETICA] I watch him working at his press I watch him make his wine I stomp the grapes and dream About the day I'll make him mine But I know that day will never come 'Cause I am too obtuse I'm just too dumb to understand anything but this grape juice And I... I can't read I can't read him He's all Greek to me And I... [sobbing] I... I still need him Like a grape that needs a squeeze His brain is bigger than my brain He can spell and count real good And meanwhile, I don't count at all And I don't think I should 'Cause I was raised to milk a cow And cows, they never ask you much No wonder I'm a fool Also, there's no school And I... I am dumb I am dumbstruck Every time he says my name Hel-ve-ti-ca Gu-mi-shti-fel Helvetica Gumishtifel Gumishtifel It's been my name since birth But there's one name I'd trade it for On this flat planet Earth So I'll stay here in my bucket And one day I'll be Helvetica Gutenberg Just you wait and see... I... I'll be here I'll be hearing church bells Church Bells for us Us... Us or we? Be together Whichever, us or we Us or we Us or we Us or we... Us... or... we