The Limits Of Battleships Lyrics - The Peace & Truce Of Future Of The Left - Future Of The Left

have you ever been part of 

a criminal conspiracy? 

it really is incredible fun 

once the boring paper work is done 

a man could get used to it 

have you ever had posters 

that seemed to watch you 

when you were sleeping? 

i found them all underneath the sink 

drunk and conferring 

one drink for the limits of battleships 

two drinks for the limits of coal 

three drinks for the pilots 

one drink for the limits of battleships 

two drinks for accountants 

have you every known anyone 

who could wear a hat indoors 

without guns or bodyguards 

to impress on the bearheaded hoards 

that the choice was a reasonable one? 

have you ever been wound up 

to the point of prison food? 

so far, so tame 

everybody has a prick in the game 

but have you ever been to bed with elaine? 

one drink for the limits of battleships 

two drinks for the limits of coal 

three drinks for the pilots 

four drinks for the permanent residents 

five drinks on the golf course 

no drinks for the enemy combatants 

no drinks for the door-staff 

no drinks for the tireless testers 

no drinks 

it's only the way of the world, i have heard 

it's only the way of the world 

he shook like a liars tongue 

he shook like a liars tongue 

an old colonial snack 

with pastry on his arm 

and it burns like writers block, 

it burns like writers block 

but there's no girls on the team 

no girls on the team 

(it burns)