Maladies melodies allergies to dust and grain         Maladies  remedies Still these allergies remain             My hands can't touch a guitar string  My fingers just burn and  ache      My head inter-cedes with my bodily  needs And my body won't give it a break     My heart can  stand a disaster     My heart can  take a disgrace     But my heart is allergic to the women I  love And it's changing the shape of my face      Allergies    allergies Something's living on my skin         Doctor please Doctor please Open up it's me again             I go to a  famous physician    I sleep in the local  hotel       From what I can see of the people like me We get better but we never get well      So I ask      myself this  question  (it's a question I often  repeat)     Where do allergies  go when it's after a  show And they want to get something to eat?      Allergies    allergies Something's living on my skin         Doctor please Doctor please Open up it's me again Maladies    melodies   Allergies to dust and grain                       Maladies    remedies   Still these allergies remain                   I can't breathe!