Country House (Live at Hyde Park, 02/07/2009)

[Spoken]
Can you just sing it over that way?
Out of the park and down the road a bit
One, two, three

[Intro]
So the story begins

[Verse 1]
City dweller, successful fella
He thought to himself, "Woops, I've got a lot of money" (Lot of money)
Caught in a rat race, terminally
I'm a professional cynic but my heart's not in it
I'm paying the price of living life at the limit (To the limit)
Caught in the century's anxiety

[Pre-Chorus]
Yes, it preys on him (Preys on him)
He's getting thin (He's getting thin)

[Chorus]
And now he lives in a house
Very big house in the country
Watching afternoon repeats
And the food he eats in the country
He takes all manner of pills
And piles up analyst bills in the country
It's like an animal farm
There's lots of rural charm in the country

[Verse 2]
Now he's got morning glory, life's a different story
Everything's going Jackanory (Jackanory)
Touched with his own mortality
He's reading Balzac, knocking back Prozac
A helping hand, makes you feel wonderfully bland
(Close your eyes, try it)
Oh, it's the century's remedy

[Pre-Chorus]
For the faint at heart (Faint at heart)
A new start (New start)

[Chorus]
Now he lives in a house
Very big house in the country
He's got a fog in his chest
So he needs a lot of rest in the country
He doesn't drink, smoke, laugh
Takes herbal baths in the country
It's like an animal farm
There's lots of rural charm in the country

[Interlude]
In the country
In the country
In the country

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Blow, blow me out
I am so sad, I don't know why
Blow, blow me out
I am so sad, I don't know why

[Chorus]
Oh, he lives in a house
Very big house in the country
Watching afternoon repeats
And the food he eats in the country
He takes all manner of pills
Piles up analyst bills in the country
It's like an animal farm
There's lots of rural charm in the country
Oh, he lives in a house
Very big house in the country
[?] So he needs a lot of rest in the country
Doesn't drink, smoke, laugh
Takes herbal baths in the country
It's like an animal farm
There's lots of rural charm in the country, oh-ho

[Outro]
Let's see
La-la, la-la-la
Let's sing
La-la-la-la
La-la-la-la-la

[Spoken]
Thank you very much