Intro: x 2 verse 1 () I’m drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women’s studies uh huh () Out here in the meadow with the people’s history of America () I smoke a pipe for Johnny 99 Bi-partisan Con-sensus () Keeping it dry nothing flighty on orders from my therapist We were young and we were stupid It was fine while it lasted To com-plete my education I had to wake up in your bathtub All those Monday morning quarters I grew so accustomed to verse 2 () OK I’ve seen enough and made my recommendations my work here is finished () Your powers of re-duction remain strangely undiminished () Yes a-you in your hushed tones and your campus etiquette () If we cannot speak of nothing then nothing should keep her mouth shut We were young and we were stupid It was fine while it lasted Yes I wrote my dissertation On the bar stools of your neighbourhood But the bars were filled with lawyers Filing action two by two Through the valley of the women that I am not married to Bridge Oh are these riches here the spoils of my re-treat These rented rooms and batchelor’s de-grees It’s a Penguin Classic scene /Gb Broken spine and faded green Trying to relo-cate my arms around a memory verse 3 () I’m drinking tea and taking unpaid leave from my women’s studies uh huh () Hiding up here in the library with the great wall of China () Now if Josef K was from Edinburgh and Fast Product from Prague () Maybe that could be kinda funny or maybe not funny at all We were young and we were stupid It was fine while it lasted To com-plete my education I had to wake up in your bathtub With the shadows of the women That I am not married to Out x 2

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson parle d'un personnage qui se remet en question tout en naviguant entre souvenirs et réflexions sur ses études sur les femmes. Il évoque des moments de jeunesse remplis d'insouciance et de naïveté, où le plaisir et la découverte priment sur les responsabilités. L’idée de ne pas être marié avec certaines femmes qu'il croise laisse transparaître une certaine nostalgie et un dilemme intérieur, symbolisant un parcours de vie qui oscille entre l'étude, les relations et une quête d’identité. Le contexte de la chanson se situe dans un milieu académique et intimiste, où le protagoniste cherche à apprendre et à expérimenter tout en réfléchissant à son passé. Il s'illustre aussi par des références à la culture populaire, soulignant un mélange d’intellect et de légèreté. C'est un tableau de l'exploration personnelle, ancré dans un environnement à la fois familier et complexe.