i ve been spending money like a king but i m not a king i m just a commoner theses days i m grocery lists and phone bill bones but i m not a credit card i thought i was a girl it s just what we do that s what you always said so i guess i ll play the part until i m dead vehicle mechanic stole my pride and i m always driving off unsatisfied the chiropractors cracking me like keys pounding pianos taking the music out of me it s just what we do that s what you always said so i guess i ll play the part until i m dead fill my coffin and let my stomach have all theses possessions all theses golden calves i swore i wouldn t let it make a fool of me but i m playing one so well so let it be oh oh oh i ve been buying things i never need what a thrill to have all these meaningless and stupid little things i ve been saying yes when i mean no but i m not a movie star i m just a curtain rope it s just what we do that s what you always said and so i ll play the part until i am a dead man and i ll earn a handsome living in society s applause and all this time spent spending will mean nothing when i m gone