Why Am I Your Guy?

from Sluggo! (2013 Mix) by Mike Keneally & Beer For Dolphins

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When I found you you were tranked and sprawled around
I was weary and wicked and wondering why
When you came to I was cleaning the room
Your friend offered a hit
I envy him, I sure can't afford that shit

Where is my mother at times like these
Does she know what has come of me now?
Love winds hypnotic spirals within a reasoned mind
and time again I ask you:

Why am I your guy?

Racking up another shot of heartache
Foolish boy am I
Loud and long your laughter reached the sky
I'm an absolute jerk when you do your work
That's me through and through
I'd need another lifetime to feel the joy like you do

You could jump out a window and land in a cloud
And be lowered gently to the ground
I stand and shout, I spout, I emanate reason like a clown
Look me in the eye.

Why am I your guy?

I don't suppose that I
That is to say that I
Suppose I were to die?
Forget I said it.

Blankly stare at you, the focus of the crowd
Around whose body men do hover
As I start to fade away I can hear someone say
What I wouldn't give to be her lover

I am! I'm he! That's me, and I waste every day
You see fit to reward me with warm shelter
What is it you seem to see in me that I can never find
no matter how I try?

Why am I your guy?

What is it you seem to see in me
that I can never find no matter how I try?

Why am I your guy?

credits

from Sluggo! (2013 Mix), released November 25, 1997
Toss Panos: Drums
Bryan Beller: Bass
Mike Keneally: Vocals,
guitars, synthesizers

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Mike Keneally San Diego, California

Mike Keneally has been a lot of things in his 35 year career: stunt guitarist/keyboardist, singer/songwriter, orchestral composer, producer, music director, painter, and more. After getting his start in Frank Zappa’s legendary 1988 big band, Keneally released his first solo album hat. in 1992. Since then he has released dozens more and is working on a new double album.

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