Double Talk

Oh I know I can turn out a better hand
Without any fear of reprimand
If I don't stop to lie or cry
And either way I won't die
'Cause the dry truth is a sober walk
That requires a lot less double talk

As I put one foot in front of the other
Just like I always do
When life clears out of the way
Of circumstance and happenstance
Leaving me not afraid to take a chance

Even on days that seem to go astray
Inside winds blowing this and that away
I won't stop to ponder the unnecessary
That'll leave me feeling less than wary
From one too many distraught falls
Caused by your can and string calls

Oh I know nothing was ever your fault
It was all caused by that cheap liquor malt
That brought us tender heartache and pain
Under an audacious love that was never feigned
But this time you must fess up to your mistakes
As we lie quivering inside this emotional earthquake

Oooooohhhh snippety snap dippety dap
Double talk double talk
Everyone's gotta have a little double talk
As they back walk
Double talk double talk
Everyone needs a little double talk
When they back walk
Double talk double talk
Everyone loves a little double talk
While they back walk

Oh I know I can turn out a better hand
Without any fear of reprimand
If I don't stop to lie or cry
And either way I won't die
'Cause the dry truth is a sober walk
That requires a lot less double talk

As I put one foot in front of the other
Just like I always do
When life clears out of the way
Of circumstance and happenstance
Leaving me not afraid to take a chance

Oh boy you better stop twisting your tongue
Before you get a bad case of black lungs
Then where will you be when you can't speak
And your budding new love is at its highest peak
While you're swimming at the bottom of a pond
Where not even crawdads dare to go beyond

Sure I know you think you're fat with smart
Causing your supple britches to split apart
Over and below your waffled and baffled mind
That hopelessly heaves and hoes others behind
As you carlelessly think away life in the dark
While clever people play horseshoes in the park

Oooooohhhh snippety snap dippety dap
Double talk double talk
Everyone's gotta have a little double talk
As they back walk
Double talk double talk
Everyone needs a little double talk
When they back walk
Double talk double talk
Everyone loves a little double talk
While they back walk

Oh I know I can turn out a better hand
Without any fear of reprimand
If I don't stop to lie or cry
And either way I won't die
'Cause the dry truth is a sober walk
That requires a lot less double talk

As I put one foot in front of the other
Just like I always do
When life clears out of the way
Of circumstance and happenstance
Leaving me not afraid to take a chance

As we childishly stare out the tinted window
Watching the birds and bees put on a show
How should I dare to impose it upon you
Now do you care to suppose it to be true
Even though our love can never pretend
You'll always remain my brightest diamond

Even though our love has become anathematic
Like the foul taste of food to a starving bulemic
And my words leave an acrid taste in your mouth
Please remember on your travels down south
I've never been pc and I've never been new age
Even when it was all the latest hammer and rage

Oooooohhhh snippety snap dippety dap
Double talk double talk
Everyone's gotta have a little double talk
As they back walk
Double talk double talk
Everyone needs a little double talk
When they back walk
Double talk double talk
Everyone loves a little double talk
While they back walk