When we’re at Starbucks
Talking about our lives
We’re surrounded by
Husbands and wives
Of people we work with or know
That’s not what concerns me the most
The trouble is, they might be townies
and they’re standing too close
They could be listening to us
And telling their friends & families
What we say in there every day
could get burned into their memories
They could find out all our secrets
Use them against us all over town
They might be townies
who might be writing all of it down
When we’re at Kroger
standing at the checkout line
Don’t tell your stories
Just nod and say you’re fine
They could be collecting info
Not only that, they could be wired
Because they might be townies
and they never will be fired
For recording conversations with non-locals
This could be a Stepford Wives kind of city
Where they want everyone to be the same
You’re out if you’re not athletic or pretty
See,
They could be listening to us
And telling their friends & families
What we say in there every day
could get burned into their memories
They could find out all our secrets
Use them against us all over town
They might be townies
who might be writing all of it down
They might be townies
who might be writing all of it down.
January 3, 2018
With apologies to John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants. Still, I hope you enjoy it and it would be an honor if you wrote the music.