Jonathan Richman

The World is Showing its Hand
well when I first smelled the bus fumesfrom the diesel motorwell my two year old mind could only applaudsuch odorthe world is showing me its tricksthe world was showing its handthen an alley somewheresmelling of grease and pissI was delighted that the world would want tosmell like thisthe world is showing me its tricksthe world was showing its handwell the pond and the odorthe swamp and the sweateach smell is telling me a secretso give me an alleygive me a valleygive me a neopolitan nightlet me smell more of the worldand gain more insightthe world is showing me its tricksthe world is showing its handYeahLetras de cancionesso give me a mowed lawngive me an ozonegive me summer rainlet me smell more of the worldthat I might learn somethingthe world was showing me its tricksthe world is showing its handThe world is showing me its tricksThe world is showing its hand From Letras Mania