Craig Cardiff - Lenny Bruce Lee lyrics

He walked up to front stage More Lenny Bruce than Bruce Lee Said, "Is there a doctor in the house? My hands are all clammy Spine is rubber, less lion than mouse" Her makeup was a mess Her tears pitch-perfect You wonder why And she said "It's the way you treat the lions All dressed up courageous At the end of the night It's all back to the cages And I can't stand it I, I can barely take it" We'll take the long way back home We'll take the long way back home A cloud or a [?], fine spectacle A true talent, wouldn't you agree The favor a week-old The headlines of the county It's quite a thing to see My story was a mess My tears pitch-perfect She asked why, I said is it The townies and cardies All dressed up courageous At the end of the night It's back to the cages And I can't stand it I can barely take it We'll take the long way back home Let's take the long way back home The best nights are those Where the chest is broken open And the heart feels so big it could fill the whole ocean Before we close it, before we close down Just dance with me And we won't call it dancing Just moving and standing in one place And there with the lions, certain, courageous At the end of the night, it's still back to the cages And I can't take it The whole night I'll be waiting Let's take the long way back home We'll take the long way back home We'll take the long way back home We'll take the long way back home We'll take the long way back home