Farley Rusk "I Used To Be Something" 1979.

Farley Rusk "I Used To Be Something" 1979.

Lyrics

Oh baby don't you know that,
I,
I am a shadow of my former self,
I used to be exciting and creative,
But now I'm just an empty shell, oh yeah

I used to sing songs with so much soul and heart,
But now I just make music that sounds
like a wispy fart, the kind of thing they would play in a supermarket, oh yes I do,
And I imagine women in there mid thirties, buying tampons and cat food, while my record plays gently over the speaker system girl, mmm

And I imagine young mothers,
Buying nappies and freezer food,
And powdered milk, and using coupons at the checkout while my lonely voice sings,

Oh I used to be something,
I used to feel alive,
But now I just feel dead inside,
And I just write songs so I can pay my bills, girl
Oh I used to be something,
I used to feel inspired,
But now I just feel numb and depressed,
And I sleep in my clothes,
So in the morning I don't have to get dressed

Mmm mmm mmm oh yes,

So when you hear my record playing in a lift somewhere,
On a tuesday afternoon,
I just want you to know,
That I didn't put any effort or care into writing or recording it,
In fact I will be honest,
I despise every human alive,
And I'm bitter like a lemon with a chip on it's shoulder, thats just had it's entire inheritance stolen, got cheated on and beaten up by its wife who then ran off with another lemon, with a bigger income, oh yes I am yes I am baby,
Whoooo!

Girl I used to be something,
I used to feel alive,
But now I just feel dead inside,
And I just write songs so I can buy some bread, girl
Oh I used to be something,
I used to feel so right,
But now I just feel dumb and distressed,
And I never change my underpants no more,
I've been squeezing all the life out this one pair for months yeah

Oh I used to be something,
I used to feel alive,
But now I just feel dead inside,
And I just write songs so I can pay my bills, girl
Oh I used to be something,
I used to feel inspired,
But now I just feel numb and depressed,
And I sleep in my own mucky filth,
And I really don't care what you think, I wake up to an alcoholic drink,
And to save money on my water bills,
I just take a piss directly into the sink...