Oh I was born and raised in Alabam   well it sounds better than Leeds   mama said the sooner you grow up   the sooner you can leave   and thus I came into existence   what else can I tell you   I could reminisce about the kiss   that really blew my mind   I could demonstrate how when I was eight   I celebrated nine   I could be young I might be old   I could be and if so   So what      Got my finger on the trigger   whatever that's supposed to mean   got my thumb caught in between the door   after which I screamed   it only hurts now when I suck it   what else can I tell you   Well its very sad to think you had   more money than good sense   now you've lost it all your back to call   on me you're oldest friend   I'm not a man who minces words    and if that sounds absurd   So what      Even if it's likely to become the flavour of the year    demonstrating for the right to work is work that is sincere   there ain't no pride in being idle   what else can I tell you   well I've been described as looking like a nothing of a man    had my work reviewed by critics who dismiss me out of hand   they say I'm middle of the road I say if that is so   So what