A Self Made Man Lyrics by David Byrne

A Self Made Man Lyrics

    We're living in a dump
    Trying to figure out what sex we are
    Exchanging chromosomes
    Trying to bargain for a better future
    Well i'll trade you my potential mental illness
    For your bad teeth
    How 'bout trading your sexy body for a full head of hair
    Well we can't predict the future
    But we're trying to do the best that we can
    My cards are on the table
    I'm gambling everything that i am
    And some of us are hoping
    To end up with a perfect life
    I'll trade you everything that i got
    For the chance to be someone else
    But what you see is what you get
    And what you give is what you choose
    And what i am
    What you see
    Is exactly what i chose to be

    Now we got a black market
    Black market in designer genes
    Most beautiful, most intelligent criminals you've ever seen
    Now you're paying top dollar
    For what you used to get for free
    They'll stun you with their looks
    And charm you with effortless ease

    They've taken everything from you
    The way you walk
    The way you smile
    The sound of your voice
    Don't even know who you are
    Who are you now?
    Who are you now?

    I'm a self made man, i'm a self-made man
    I'm a self-made man (i got nothing left to give)
    I'm a self-made man (i got nothing left to lose)

    On down the hallway
    The freaks are waiting for you
    Somebody calls me
    The freaks are waiting for you
    And the clown will laugh in your face
    Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
    The clown will laugh in your face
    Ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho
    The clown will laugh in your face

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