The Snake

Bm If you move into my life and take over my soul G Bm Charm all my friends and play the rescuer role Let me quit my job to go on your dole G F# Em And make your approval my ultimate goal Bm I will begin to shrink Em Bm Back into the corner of my own skin Em Bm Until I'm so small and pink Em Bm That no one would see me even if they got in Em Bm Your enormous index finger would be probing to find me Em Bm As I darted between the walls of my own personality Em Bm Which would be changing as I left most of it behind me Em F# C# Disappearing into a new reality Bm And when you tried to trot me out to show me to your friends G They'd say, "What girlfriend? We don't see any girlfriend" Bm As you open the door of your Mercedes Benz G F# Em Now you've got the oyster you don't need the pearl when Bm You can have my beautiful smile Em Bm That wonderfully elegant style Em Bm All my show business connections Em Bm Both of my cats affections Em Bm The clothes you bought me are yours Em Bm That Timex watch endures Em Bm My good relationship with your mom Em F# My ability to remain calm Bm But here I'd be like a dead person looking down G At the cemetery where they placed a stone Bm With a name on it like Jane Smith or John Brown G F# Em That I no longer recognized as my own Bm Em Hold me tight and I'll just shed my skin F# Bm Slither away, no matter what's happening