Tony Morales/Eddie Arkin/Lorraine Feather

I was stuck in a rut
And I was explaining to you
How I had this fear that
in 30 years
I'd be frail, destitute and alone
Nothing to show for my life, nothing
Living in a house of cats
Afraid to go to the store
Not so attractive
anymore
I was going on and on about it at great length
All of a sudden I stopped
and sighed
And you replied

I can hear every word you say
But it's very unbecoming
Once in a while you may feel that way
But it's very unbecoming

There's so much to worry about
It can take up absolutely all your time
The cruel tricks of fate, the ravages of age
The decline of music, the way the world is run
It's enought to make you sabotage your fun
Just waiting for the axe to fall
You watch the news so often, you're in thrall
'Fraid you'll take off through the roof
The way your nerves are humming

I can hear every word you say
But it's very unbecoming
Once in a while you may feel that way
But it's very unbecoming

I used to be terrified of being betrayed, right?
And I'd made this guy
the center of my life
He'd stay out late at night
I'd lie there and count the passing cars,
fifty-one, fifty-two
At the time, there seemed like nothing I could do
He'd never come over,
never call
Invariably, I'd wake up fuming about it all
Have screaming arguments with
him in my head
Then one morning I looked in the mirror and I said

I can see how upset you are
But it's very unbecoming
You've taken this quite a bit too far
And it's very unbecoming
I can hear every word you say (etc.)

You can fear that if you find success (242k Wav)
You'll be torn to pieces by a nasty throng
Because they're all convinced your point of view is wrong
You could lose your marbles, or even break your heart
You can fear the psycho lurking in the minimart
Or fear the splitting of the earth
Or fear you overestimate your worth
You can be afraid of everything
But it's very unbecoming