Great Big Boy

I was 29 and it absolutely stank I made a lot of friends and hung out at the bank I bought a silly house on some very silly land If anybody asked, I said this is who I am Happy, contented, stuffed with dollar bills I stood like a taxidermist's elk upon a hill Suddenly I'm stupid and the world's too big for me I hang my head and mumble my face between my knees I find a little cave with a sign that says for rent It looked a lot better than my place ever did I found a way to live there so I am no-one's fool When I look up I grin, when I look down I drool I was 29 and it absolutely stank I made a lot of friends and hung out at the bank I bought a silly house on some very silly land If anybody asked, I said this is who I am Happy, contented, stuffed with dollar bills I stood like a taxidermist's elk upon a hill --- Great Big Boy - Leo Kottke