Arlo Guthrie

The Pause Of Mr. Claus
This next song we're going to dedicate to a great AmericanOrganization. Tonight I'd like to dedicate this to our boysIn the FBI.Well, wait a minute. It's hard to be an FBI man. I mean, firstOf all, being an FBI man, you have to be over 40 years old.And the reason is that it takes at least 25 years with theOrganization to be that much of a bastard. It's true. You justCan't join, you know. It needs an atmosphere where yourNatural bastardness can grow and develop and take aMeaningful shape in today's complex society.But that's not why I want to dedicate the song to the FBI. IMean, the job that they have to do is a drag. I mean, they haveTo follow people around, you know. That's part of their job.Follow me around.I'm out on the highway and I'm drivin' down the road and IRun out of gasoline. I pull over to the side of the road. TheyGotta pull over too - make believe that they ran out, youKnow.I go to get some gasoline. They have to figure out whetherThey should stick with the car or follow me. Suppose I don'tCome back and they're stayin' with the car.Letras de cancionesOr if I fly on the airplanes, I could fly half fare because I'm 12To 22. And they gotta pay the full fare. But the thing is thatWhen you pay the full fare, you have to get on the airplaneFirst, so that they know how many seats are left over for theHalf fare kids. Right? And sometimes there aren't any seatsLeft over, and sometimes there are, but that doesn't mean thatYou have to go.Suppose that he gets on and fills up the last seat, so you can'tGet on. Then he gets off then you can get on. What's he gonnaDo?Well, it's a drag for him. But that From Letras Mania