Wretched Excess

Wretched Excess Words and Music By Dan Rivers

There’s a small house on the outskirts of Memphis

Hasn’t been painted in years

Thread bare easy chair rocks itself gently

Black and White 12 inch coming in clear

Harry knows how much he’s been blessed

Despite all his wretched excess



You can wriggle and wrangle your way through it all

But the eye of a needle is small

And the more you got the smaller it gets

God save us all from this wretched excess



The 31 Crosstown brings Harry to work

His boss says ”don’t let this trouble you,

But the raise that I promised its just got to wait”

Then he drives off in his new BMW

Harry hopes his boss finds success

Despite all his wretched excess



You can wriggle and wrangle your way through it all

But the eye of a needle is small

And the more you got the smaller it gets

God save us all from this wretched excess

There’s a slowdown at the factory

It finally costs Harry his job

He walks away with his sly smile

Knowing he can get on with his life



You can wriggle and wrangle your way through it all

But the eye of a needle is small

And the more you got the smaller it gets

God save us all from this wretched excess



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Hasn’t been painted in years Copyright by Dan Rivers 2006