Helpless Man

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a yoke 'round your shoulders A ring in your nose You're gone with the wind Wherever it goes Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man [Verse 2] You were once celebrated For seeking your thrills Now you're strapped to life's gurney And you're cheeking your pills Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man [Bridge] As you scroll down the list Of the girls that you've kissed And it reads like a dime-store novella Now you're older than dirt And how that's got to hurt That your best days are now in the cellar [Verse 3] Oh you get so offended With your chest all distended But the rest of you Has forgotten how to fight Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man [Verse 4] Don't sweat your arrival In heaven sporting a halo That's broken and bruised Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man [Verse 5] 'Cause God loves the story Of a good fall from grace 'Cause on Sunday it helps Fill the pews Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man [Bridge] You were once so athletic Now you seem so pathetic With your gut hanging over your belt You hold card number one of The club you made fun of Now you know how the rest of us felt [Verse 6] Oh you flew through your youth Now you're long in the tooth As the wax in your wings starts to melt Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man [Bridge] Now you're trapped in the suburbs With a lawn that needs mowing It's your Sisyphus stone Got a Hydra head going And you're pulling up weeds That just never stop growing Mother Nature is laughing But your butt crack is showing [Verse 7] You can rant, you can rage You can rattle your cage But you can't turn a page by yourself Helpless man, helpless man Helpless man, helpless man, helpless man