This Is What I Do Lyrics - The Instigator - Rhett Miller

This is what I do this is what I do 

Jennifer 1 was a racehorse-rider Heidi was a house on fire 

Bernadette kept a distance we got tangled up in telephone wire 

I'm gonna sing this song forever about a girl that I once knew 

And how she is always leaving this is what I do 

This is what I do for a living this is what I do 

In another life I was a holy roller in another lifetime I flew 

I have always kept a distance this is what I do 

This is what I do for a living this is what I do 

This is what I do this is what I do 

Every one of us has a secret rhythm beating like a drum 

All of us have a albatross and this is my one 

This is what I do for a living this is what I do 

I could hide it in the attic I could bury it in static 

I could only put it out in Japan 

I could tape my mouth closed I could take another dose