New Monkey

Here comes the sidewalk boss again
 Telling me how I can't cave in
 That I'm a study in black, need a pat on the back
 I look up and smile, a picture of dissatisfaction
 That he can only see as a junkie
 Though I might be straight as an arrow
 He's busy shaking hands with my monkey
 Busy shaking hands with my monkey
 I go in my car, straight to the bar
 Where my sweetie pours the beer
 For the millions of fans ignoring the bands
 He's in my ear, wants me to live in denial
 Says, "You've got to settle for something
 Though it might not be really living
 Anything is better than nothing
 Anything is better than nothing"
 No half-dead action man
 Gonna move in to take my place
 I'll be pumping out the product
 Just a total waste
 Look at your hands unoccupied
 Look at the lengths you'll go to hide
 You're under the veil, pretending to fail
 Got a whole lot of empty time left to go
 Now you've got to fill it with something
 I know what you could do, don't you know
 Anything is better than nothing?
 No half-dead action man
 Gonna move in to take my place
 I'll be pumping out the product
 Just a total waste
 I'm here with my cup, afraid to look up
 This is how I spend my time
 Lazying around, head hanging down
 Stuck inside my imagination
 Busy making something from nothing
 Pictures of hope (and depression)
 Anything is better than nothing
 Anything is better than nothing
 Anything is better than nothing
 Anything is better than nothing