Lyrics I Ain't Thick, It's Just A Trick - Jeffrey Lewis

I Ain't Thick, It's Just A Trick

Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see
They tried to get me with the TV show
But I wouldn’t have none of it, no, no, no
Standards and values on the living room screen
Sarah Jessie Parker acting mean
She’s got it all, that’s what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines, you’ll see the missing link
She’s just a puppet in their indoctrination plan
«Be like me girls and become a real man,»
Live to the full, always act flash
Don’t use your brain when your body makes a splash
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see
They tried to get me in the supermarket store
Bought what I wanted, and they said «buy more.»
Gallons of crap that nobody really needs
Bright coloured wrappers to suit assorted greeds
They know it all, that’s what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines, you’ll see the missing link
Buy this product, pay for the crap
One quarter for the product, three quarters for the wrap
Be a happy family, like the people on the pack
Pay up to the profit, and you’ll never look back
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see
They tried to get me with their learning and their books
Their deep understanding and intelligent looks
All of the time, they never ever saw me
They were just looking for what they wanted to see
They know it all, that’s what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines, you’ll see the missing link
Books are easy back ups for what they do to you
They’ll bind you up as slaves for the privileged few
Proof lies in history, say «that's how it always was
Slavery and mastery — be one of us."
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see
Tried to get me with religion and their Christ
Said I’d get to heaven if I acted real nice
But they were just preparing a crucifix for me
A life of guilt and pain, of holy misery
They know it all, that’s what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines, you’ll see the missing link
The bible’s just a blueprint for their morality scam
Another load of shit about how it’s never been
They stand there in the pulpit, doling out their lies
Offering forgiveness, then they talk of eyes for eyes
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see
They tried to get me, but I won’t be got
They say I’m a misfit but I say I’m not
I never set out to exploit another
Those smarmy bastards would steal from their mother
They got it all, that’s what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines, you’ll see the missing link
They plundered and slaughtered in the name of truth
Acceptance of normality is what they want from you as proof
They think they got the answers, but there’s something that they missed
Their cup which overfloweth, is just filled up with piss
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well I got it all up here, see
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Well they think they got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos they ain’t got me, and they can’t buy my dignity
Oh yeah.
Oh yeah.
Let me tell you, I got it up here see