ive done everything in my power to file down my claws white picket fence cold showers cheap tricks get cheap applause i used to swim out with the mermaid but now i got a schedule to keep yeah i could chase the mermaid but what if i got too deep i didnt come to get hurt i came to get clean tried to go it alone i got bored with the scene whats a poor boy to do but share in the wealth i wanna lasso the moon like bathsheba saying treat yourself aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you treat yourself aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you bathsheba saying so lets kiss your daddy on his mouth and then well total his car i wanna go see erik bachman play and blowtorch the bar i wanna swim out with the mermaid whats the difference i cant sleep im gonna chase the mermaid and let her take me to the deep i didnt come to get hurt i came to get clean i tried to sing on my own i get bored with the scene whats a white boy to do except to share in the guilt i wanna lasso the moon like bathsheba saying treat yourself aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you treat yourself aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you bathsheba saying lets not begin at the beginning its a boring place to start dont wanna sing no flannel whiskey songs and try to make them art i dont need bob dylans blazer dont need jeff tweedys hat aint after pussy or cash baby im trimming the fat aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you come on aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you aint gonna treat you like you bathsheba saying treat yourself