Blood Sweat Tears The Modern Adventures Of Plato Diogenes And Freud Lyrics

The Modern Adventures Of Plato Diogenes And Freud Lyrics

(Al Kooper) 



Father of my morning, 



Once my child to the night 



I see that you have minds to cop 



And I can only watch the sickened sorrow 







Little do you know 



of the progressions that you teach 



the people that you reach are tired 



of livin' in a world of elastic towers 



dance with them and sing a song of changes 



and talk with them of life and all its dangers 



surround yourself with now familiar strangers 



who kiss and who hug and eventually mug you of your time 







And the clock on the wall is a bore 



as you wander past the door 



and find him lying on the floor 



as he begs you for some more, you frozen smile 







You cannot ever picture me 



you know me by my thoughts 



A file for your travelogue 



oblivious to the night, the fog around you 



The germs they are rediculous 



they bother you at night 



the blood that rushes to your brain 



the ticket on the plane you're never catching 



the price you pay exclusive of your taxes 



to chop you up inside with tiny axes 



the girl looks up to you from floors she waxes 



and speaks to your belt with tears among her eyes 







and the clock on the wall is a bore 



as you wander past the door 



and find him lying on the floor 



as he begs you for some more, you frozen smile 







The metaphysic wrinkles in the face of what you face 



Are hidden by the fake-up man 



who lives inside the sterno can beside you 



Now climb ye to the mountains 



as the sun is almost gone 



escaping from your other selves 



your brothers hide among the shelves inside you 



the games that people play can only bore you 



but only those that know you don't ignore you 



how many times have I come there to restore you 



And caught you lying on the couch with father time 







and the clock on the wall is a bore 



as you wander past the door 



and find him lying on the floor 



as he begs you for some more, you frozen smile