Intro III (Live)

Lyrics

[Intro] Two other artists other than myself, I couldn't help but notice Had hits with this song Uh, they did it very well, Tom Jones and, uh, Joe Cocker And one of the reasons was I did a show with Cocker, I said, "What key you did it?" I did it down here, like I said, I didn't take this guy seriously He's like wimpy in a way, get on the chair, turn on the light, so what? But, but, I said, "What key you doing it in?" "Better take off your coat" It's in A? No, he did it up here "Better take off your coat" And I could of done it, I just didn't think of it, you know? In any case, speaking of, of myself and, and geriatric rock in genеral As I have been doing at length Uh, you must have noticеd as I have that nobody is retiring Uh, in rock and roll People who said, uh, at thirty, at twenty That "I'm not doing this when I'm thirty, not doing" They're out there in walkers And the stages are clogged with thick gray-haired people And the young people trying to get on, you know, they can't get on There's no careers There's more people, at least in the U.S., out in their seventies There's a band, they're from here, "Vital Force," I can't think of the name They had a farewell tour, I was here, in 1984, and they're still out But, but in any case And one of the reasons is no one tells you when you've gotten shitty No one, no one taps you on the shoulder and says "You really, you know, your best days are behind you You ought to hang 'em up" So you keep going, I mean, nobody's applauding at home Uh, and, and the people are coming You know, the Moody Blues are doing better than they ever have, I think They're making more, uh, which is better than they ever have And uh, so noticing this phenomenon, I've written a song I need your help to sing along with it Uh, the name of the song is "I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It)" And uh, orchestra, feel free, maybe you'll get a double for it, we'll pay you The, uh, it's called "I'm Dead (But I Don't Know It)" And the chorus goes like this, I say "I'm dead but I don't know it" And then you all would say "He's dead, he's dead" Try that one time "I'm dead but I don't know it" "He's dead, he's dead" Yeah, it doesn't have to be so enthusiastic, you know? I mean, it can be more fun, you know? Yeah, that's right "I'm dead but I don't know" "He's dead, he's dead" That's right, all too true And uh, there's a place in which you have the lead Where's there a bridge that goes "On and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on and on" Like that, then you go "He's dead, he's dead, he's dead" And I say, "But I don't know it" Then one more thing You should probably get paid a little yourselves for doing all this At the very end it goes, "Who would be so cruel to tell me so?" And you all go, "You're dead!" And make that real mean kind of chipmunk rock and roll face, you know? The way we're all starting to look with our features growing together Those of us still in it