Number Three Lyrics

There's only two songs in me
And I just wrote the third
Don't know where I got the inspiration
Or how I wrote the words
Spent my whole life just digging up
My music's shallow grave
For the two songs in me
And the third one I just made

A rich man once told me
Hey, life's a funny thing
A poor man once told me
That he can't afford to speak
Now I'm in the middle
Like a bird without a beak 'cause

There's just two songs in me
And I just wrote the third
Don't know where I got the inspiration
Or how I wrote the words
Spent my whole life just digging up
My music's shallow grave
For the two songs in me
And the third one I just made

So, I went to the President
And I asked old what's-his-name
Has he ever gotten writer's block
Or something like the same
He just started talking
Like he was on TV
If there's just two songs in ya, boy
Whaddaya want from me?

So, I bought myself some denim pants
And a silver guitar
But I politely told the ladies
You'll still have to call me 'Sir'
Because I have to keep my self-respect
I'll never be a star
Since there's just two songs in me
And this is number three

They Might Be Giants - They Might Be Giants

Jul 1993

1. Everything Right Is Wrong Again
2. Put Your Hand Inside The Puppet Head
3. Number Three
4. Don't Let's Start
5. Hide Away Folk Family
6. 32 Footsteps
7. Toddler Hiway
8. Rabid Child
9. Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes
10. (She Was A) Hotel Detective
11. She's An Angel
12. Youth Culture Killed My Dog
13. Boat Of Car
14. Absolutely Bill's Mood
15. Chess Piece Face
16. I Hope That I Get Old Before I Die
17. Alienation's For The Rich
18. The Day
19. Rhythm Section Want Ad