I Never Wanted To Be A Man Of Mystery My life's an open book By James Joyce and Agatha Christie Sometimes I get confused Somewhere around page two I look at the big crime And crime pays more than it used to They're checking the evidence Maybe some charges pressed The only one that got me on Is some misdemeanor craziness If it all falls down, falls down, falls down If they solve my life, if they find me out Never thought to keep all I have found I have had my fun if it all falls down If it all falls down, falls down, falls down I have had my fun, I have bought a new ground And then out on the town, way out in town Way, way, way out if it all falls down Never wanted to be A part of history I have my days in the sun A beach bum, a man for all seasides Guidance counselor said Your scores are anti-heroic Computer recommends Hard-drinking calypso poet Studied life at sea Studied life in bars Never passed my SAT So I thought I'd study extra hard If it all falls down, falls down, falls down I have learned my trade from the inside out I can stomp real hard, I can play real loud I can charm a crowd if it all falls down If it all falls down, falls down, falls down I can warm a crowd, I can make them shout I can juggle verse, adverbs, and nouns I can make them dance till they all fall down We had plenty of doctors We had plenty of lawyers We had people to make us things We had people to sell us those things Didn't have enough room for those things We built lots of self-stories Calypso poet sure did Calypso poet sure did If it all falls down, falls down, falls down I'll have filled that void with sin and doubt I'll have spent my money and taken my vow I'll have had my fun if it all falls down If it all falls down, falls down, falls down If they solved my life, would they find me out? Never thought to keep all I have found I'll have had my fun if it all falls down If it all falls down, falls down, falls down I can charm a crowd through this snake dance round With Calypso beat down, island sound I can make them dance till they all fall down If it all falls down, falls down, falls down I can warm a crowd, I can make them shout I can juggle verbs and verbs and nouns I can make them dance till they all fall down www.*** or www.*** or www.*** or www.***