Strike While The Iron Is Hot

Lyrics

[Verse 1] There's a poor man in my gutter, Mr. Three-Piece at my window Cut to the core of the problem, but he hung up the phone These days I feel so impotent, these days I'm so depressed I got hate mail coming to my door via Federal Express [Chorus 1] One thing Daddy told me, and I think about it a lot He said, "Son you've got to strike while the iron is hot" [Verse 2] There's a blind dog ambling down the side of the road Most folks around here, they drive pretty slow Now I don't know whether to weep, and I don't know whether to laugh But that hound dog and destiny swerved into my path [Chorus 1] One thing Daddy told me, and I think about it a lot He said, "Son you've got to strike while the iron is hot" [Verse 3] My friend Jonny drives a bread truck, he's in love with the metaphor He's been reading lots of books about the rise and fall of culture Making his observations, he's got notebooks full of them And he's gonna do something drastic, and I cannot say I blame him [Chorus 2] One thing Daddy told me, and I think about it a lot He said "Son you move your head when it's on the chopping block" [Bridge] I went back to see my doctor, see what was making me ill He said "I've seen this kind of think before, something moving in for the kill You gotta go under the knife and swallow a bitter pill You know redemption don't come easy Somebody gotta suffer, Bill Serve you right, serve you right, serve you right to suffer" [Slide Guitar Solo] [Verse 4] Black crow been flying around my house for seven days Five scarecrows in the cornfield won't make him go away Three members of the Trinity just dropped by as guests They said, "Enough of the pleasantries, we got a warrant for your arrest" Mr. Three-Piece at my window, he wants me to butter up his bread He said "Would I lie to you, kid?" "Well, let me think about it, I don't know," I said Goodness Mr. Three-Piece, your heart, it feels like ice And that man on the corner, he might be Jesus Christ [Chorus 1] One thing Daddy told me, and I think about this a lot He said, "Son you've got to strike while the iron is hot" [Outro] Yes, yes, yes, yes You gotta strike, strike, strike while the iron is hot I'm gonna strike, strike, strike while the iron is hot Strike, strike to the east, strike, strike to the west Strike north and south Ah, kick it around, Dog-Mess!