The king of the swinging moves is back in town And everybody's tittering around him Surround him, i see You found yourself a hammer Drops evolutionary grammar Concerning the burning of city hall And urban sprawl and decay (getting so old) Farewell to the day Of having it both ways (So old) Hell is other people And some people never learn When optimism fails And my cooler head prevails I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns
Down in the abstract Looking for a concrete artifact Something to hold on to Not one more thing to believe in Stuck in a fallback And fighting off a heart attack And you're so tangible Like a nitroglycerin tablet Under my tongue (getting so old) Farewell to the day Of having it both ways (so old) That brings the best out And thanks for your concern When pessimism fails and My coooler head prevails I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns
And progress shall be defined By your position on the bridge As it burns When populism, activism, urbanism fail My cooler head, my cooler head will prevail When there are no more gods left to annoit No more noses to bend out of joint I'm gonna meet you at the point of diminishing returns (getting so old) Farewell to the day Of having it both ways (So old) Hell is other people Some people never learn (getting so old) Farewell to the day Of having it both ways (so old) When optimism fails And my cooler head prevails I will meet you at the point of diminishing returns