forever doesn t mean forever anymore i said forever but it doesn t look like i m gonna be around much anymore when the heat gets sub tropical and the talk gets so topical riot act you can read me the riot act you can make me a matter of fact or a villain in a million a slip of the tongue is gonna keep me civilian why do you talk such stupid nonsense when my mind could rest much easier instead of all this dumb dumb insolence i would be happier with amnesia they say forget her now it looks like you re either gonna be before me or against me i got your letter now they say i don t care for the color that it paints me trying to be so bad is bad enough don t make me laugh by talking tough don t put your heart out on your sleeve when your remarks are off the cuff riot act you can read me the riot act you can make me a matter of fact or a villain in a million a slip of the tongue is gonna keep me civilian riot act you can read me the riot act you can make me