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I could argue with a mime
I could argue with a mime
he is reading me the riot act
every line

every lawyer in his prime
every lawyer in his prime
gets nostalgic for the bars
naivete to crime

ascetics wring their hands
this decadent misuse
inside my china room
you are my coffee spoon

my indulgence is a joke
and while everybody laughs
I'm clipping coupons
and saving my breath

I was celebrating Lent
with a candle in a tent
when you came and snatched me up
out of retirement

now I'm buying finer clothes
in department store windows
throwing credit cards down
never raise my voice
I could argue with a mime   I could argue with a mime   he is reading me the riot act   every line      every lawyer in his prime   every lawyer in his prime   gets nostalgic for the bars   naivete to crime      ascetics wring their hands   this decadent misuse   inside my china room   you are my coffee spoon      my indulgence is a joke   and while everybody laughs   I'm clipping coupons   and saving my breath      I was celebrating Lent   with a candle in a tent   when you came and snatched me up   out of retirement      now I'm buying finer clothes   in department store windows   throwing credit cards down   never raise my voice