Avenue A Shanghai Hollywood

Intro Verso 1: Once upon a time there was a princess man He had the special powers of the checkout scan He could price out any product from the UPCs But he couldn't see the forest for the symmetries A perfect paranoia now engulfs my pets That I'm using them as simple social safety nets I wish this loneliness upon myself, I'm told Cause both puppy chow and vengeance are a dish served cold Meeting with the neighbor traps you in a chat The dog is kind of bored until she lays down flat I just walk out and wander like a floating bag And a city dog can always get a hearty wag Verso 2: So face it, you can't win, who has to try this hard? I guess the ace that's in my sleeve is just a pity card But I know I rod e a camel from this camera shot And I must've had some sexy times that I forgot I wait to fall in love, I wait to see Brazil I wait to see if plants survive my windowsill I wait to see the Northern lights I always missed Like chicken breast, it's piled in my bucket list But with laughter and with pain that's a broken heart When happy ever after is the way it starts But if there's potholes in the rock and roll I tell At least it's still a pothole on the road to hell Verso 3: Avenue A was once enthused I guess In retrospect compared to all this plywood mess Like a dog sits in depression touching chin to floor No one with a job has got the dough no more Now he's packing heat and gigging in Shanghai And no one knows he's secretly a famous guy An everlasting fire burns among the cancer smoke Like a journalist still asking "what is antifolk?" Ponte: Anyone can catalogue the reasons here Any rationale can be a thing I think Any word of welcome can be sweet and clear With a hidden scammy virus in the hyperlink Verso 4: But tell us little stories till we feel more good Tell us little stories just like Hollywood Tell us little stories so the hours pass As we row to reach the island of the middle class