Aimee Mann - Brother's Keeper lyrics

Ladies and gents, fold your tents, cos we have a winner Come see your Jane try to train every devil in her There's not a man alive who could tame this creature You better leave the professor behind, see what time will teach her And when we've all collected a spectacular sum We'll get a little glimpse of the disaster to come You can justify what happens then Cos how could you have known Leave the dust to dust and say "amen" Put "sorry" on the stone You're not not your brother's keeper, now Your brother's on his own That's how the seeds of avarice are sown sh**'s just a trick and each week's full of compromises She'll push for a fish like a seal clapping for its prizes There's not a man alive who could wake this sleeper Oh, tie the rope, hide the dope, sure there's hope, but denial's cheaper And when've all collected a spectacular sum We'll get a Holy Roller in to rattle the drum You can justify what happens then Cos how could you have known Leave the dust to dust and say "amen" Put "sorry" on the stone You're not your brother's keeper, now Your brother's on his own That's how the seeds of avarice are sown And after the fail, you can wail as they drag the river Silence the band, wring the hand that you didn't give her And every man alive has to sign a waiver To put a coin in the plate, so that fate won't return the favour You can justify, oh yes you can You've got the microphone Tell them dust is dust and men are men And men all act alone You're not your brother's keeper, now Your brother's on his own That's how the seeds of avarice are sown How the seeds of avarice are sown