The Purpendicular Waltz

 Put your money down
 Take your choice
 That's the way it is
 every time with these boys
 and you sense no shame
 and you feel no disgrace
 Somebody wins
 somebody loses
 It's a dirty dirty race
 oh my life
 it's a dog's life 

 One empty Monday
 out of the blue
 Took a good luck turn
 Started something new 

 Out of the gutter
 Out of the rain
 Out of my head
 and I'm feeling no pain
 oh my life/feeling no pain
 take the strain
 It's a dog's life 

 Ducking in the shadows
 Diving in the dark
 Rolling with the punches
 Striking at the heart
 Touching all the sense's
 Breaking those taboos
 Bursting at the seams
 Blowing all my fuses 

 The turning of a page
 The burning of a book
 (If you're) talking out of turn
 (It's) just the way you look 

 When the time is right
 But the shape is wrong
 and you find yourself
 where you don't belong 

 Back to reality
 Back on the line
 Back into this and you'll feel no pain
 You wanna do it one more time
 We can do it once again
 Oh my life
 It's a dog's life