I’m a sea lion woman who drinks coffee and tea A sea lion woman who is just like me
I’d rather be the singer than the muse
But that singer has awfully big shoes
And I know my feet are big but one foot’s a little smaller
And lord knows I’ve lived in squalor
So there’ll always be space within that leather case for feet
I’ve got a long way to go walking knee-deep in the snow
Before I can really say that I’m better off this way
I try to be a singer, giving my degree the finger
But my fears, they often linger
That I’ve made severe mistakes and I give myself the shakes thinking how much work it takes But the beating of my heart is like the beating of a drum as I flee from it all
Breaking straight into a run
And I feel as though I’m staring through the barrel of a gun And I run
And I run
And I run
And I run
But will I ever find all the dreams within my mind
That I hope will all come true even though I can’t fill shoes of a person out of time
Who feels rhythms in her rhyme
Like a pulse
Like a pulse
And I’m drowning in a sea full of mediocrity in art
And I’m feeling like a flea or a burning effigy at heart
For I can’t seem to find my way in this world
Just the way I unfurled from the dreams of a girl
That I twisted and twirled beyond all recognition
Like a ghostly apparition
And I’m swirling without hope like i’m hanging from a rope and my hands reach out and grope For fame
And success
But only grasp a mess
That shows I’m talentless
In a time of brilliant stars all playing seedy bars
Where no one is on top and the music never stops
And we work in retail shops building up our chops
For a chance we’ll never get just to play our brilliant set while we waste away in debt
But at least I wrote a song so I guess I’ll go along
Even though I might be wrong
But the playing of that song makes me feel like I belong
To a world of tea and coffee
With words as sweet as toffee
That drip like honey from my tongue
That drip like honey from my tongue
‘Cause I’m a sea lion woman who drinks coffee and tea I’m a sea lion woman you just wait and see