Here come 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 looked 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      Well I go in the 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 gotta settle for something   Though it might not be really living   Anything is better than nothing   Anything is better than nothing      No actor 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   Gotta whole lot of empty time left to go   Now you've gotta fill it with something   I know what you can do don't you know   Anything is better than nothing      No actor 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   Lazin' around, head hangin' 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