I survived the dinner
 And the air went thinner
 I retired to the briars by the pool
 It gets so loud

 If I die this instant
 Taken from a distance
 They would probably list it down
 Among other things 'round town

 Got my rings around me
 I got baby to pound me
 I see stars and go weak
 My baby cries and lays me down

 In the skies over black Venice
 I see eyes of a white menace
 The surprise of the week
 Is that I never heard the sound

 All the L.A. women
 Fall asleep while swimmin'
 I got paid to fish 'em out
 And then one day I lost the job

 And I cried a little
 I got fried a little
 Then she laid her eyes on mine
 And she said, "Babe, you're better off"

 I got my rings around me
 I got baby to pound me
 I see stars and go weak
 My baby cries and lays me down

 In the skies over black Venice
 I see eyes of a white menace
 The surprise of the week
 Is that I never heard the sound

 Tunnel vision lights my way
 Lead a little life today

 As the free-fall advances
 I'm the moron who dances
 Ah
 I was teething on roses
 I was in guns and noses
 Ah

 Under the withering white skies of humiliation
 Under the withering white skies of humiliation

 Tunnel vision lights my way
 Lead a little life today
 Tunnel vision lights my way
 Lead a little life today

 She wore blue velvet
 Said she can't help it
 She wore blue velvet
 Said she can't help it
 She wore blue velvet
 Said she can't help it