Keep Away Lyrics - Reed Lou

You keep your jealousy and your snide remarks to yourself 

You know that I'm not seeing anybody else 

You just keep your ear down to the ground 

Yell your head off if you hear a sound 

And here's a whistle and a badge and a phone 

You can arrest me if I'm not at home 

And if I don't keep my word 

I swear I'll keep away 

Here's some books and a puzzle by Escher 

Here's Shakespeare's "Measure For Measure" 

Here's a balloon, a rubber band and a bag 

Why don't you blow them up if you think you've been had? 

Here's a castle, a paper dragon and a moat 

An earring, a toothbrush and a cloak 

And if I don't keep my word 

I swear I'll keep away 

I swear I'll keep away from all we've ever done 

I'll keep away the good times and I'll keep away the fun 

I swear I'll join the army or maybe the marines 

I'll start to wear designer suits and put away my jeans 

I swear that I'll keep away from all my old-time friends 

I'll throw away my records I'll try to make amends 

I swear I'll give up gambling and playing with the rent 

I'll give up food and drinking I'll give up a life ill-spent 

Here's a yardstick you can measure me by 

Here's a coupon maybe there's something you want to buy 

Here's a band aid in case you cut your feet 

Here's a rubber mallet you can use on your front teeth 

Here's a gun no one uses anymore 

And a bracelet made of some inexpensive ore 

And if I don't keep my word 

You won't see me anymore 

I swear I'll keep away, from dignity and pride 

I'll keep away from abstracts, I'll keep it all inside 

Well, I'll just wrap me up in butter and melt me on a shelf 

I'll fry in my own juices an' I'll become somebody else 

Well, I'll just swear to keep away from everything that's good 

I'll lie down in a gutter where I really should 

I swear I'll light a candle to every modern foe 

I swear I'll close the book on this and not see you anymore 

'Cause I just got to get away