this is what i do this is what i do jennifer 1 was a racehorse rider heidi was a house on fire bernadette kept a distance we got tangled up in telephone wire i m gonna sing this song forever about a girl that i once knew and how she is always leaving this is what i do this is what i do for a living this is what i do in another life i was a holy roller in another lifetime i flew i have always kept a distance this is what i do this is what i do for a living this is what i do this is what i do this is what i do every one of us has a secret rhythm beating like a drum all of us have a albatross and this is my one this is what i do for a living this is what i do i could hide it in the attic i could bury it in static i could only put it out in japan i could tape my mouth closed i could take another dose i am dancing as fast as i can this is what i do for a living this is what i do this is what i do this is what i do