USA TODAY

(Timothy Brickley and David Rheins)

I used to think that everyone was smart, and

would do the right thing because they had a heart.

I used to think the Russians all were bad,                   

they wanna fly over here and kill my Mom and Dad.

    I know a psychiatrist who’s nuts.

    I know a guy who hates Tom Waits.

    I know a paperboy shot by an old man.

    I know a girl afraid of USA Today.

My friend Lee, he just got to be a cop.

We used to get high but now he had to stop.

They went on a raid last night by the airport strip.

They didn’t bust anyone, but it was still pretty hip.

    I know a Republican homo.

    I know a guy who loves Tom Waits.

    I know a guy who never had a license.

    I know a girl afraid of USA Today.

My friend, Will, he once lost most his mind.

He wandered down a highway for days 'til he happened to find, a

dead bird on the road that finally made him cry.

He walked it fifty miles to my house to ask me, why?

    I know a psychiatrist who’s nuts.

    I know a guy who hates Tom Waits.

    I know a paperboy shot by an old man.

    I know a girl afraid of USA Today.

                                                                                         Copyright 1991, Timothy Brickley & David Rheins.