Fly in the Ointment

[Verse 1]
Like water for a cactus
I'm in need of a long cold drink
Like a tree in the forest
Before it's chopped down it has anxiety
On the road, rev up the engine
I'm playing chicken and I ain't gonna turn
Though it's icy conditions
I find a way to always get burned

[Pre-Chorus]
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment

[Chorus]
Soaring godwit on tired wings
Here comes a rockslide and I'm underneath
Speed to the surface and risk the bends
Always conclusive, just a matter of when
When

[Verse 2]
With a sleeve of emotions
I walk the beat with posture that's curved
Getting by fit and able
A dotted line with a learning curve
If the motor malfunctions
I need an off-hours handyman
And get back to the ruckus
A sugar fix for a kid in candy land

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment

[Chorus]
Soaring godwit on tired wings
Avalanche a-coming, pull up the sheets
Speed to the surface and risk the bends
Weathered but pompous 'cause I know where I've been

[Bridge]
Bend the throttle
Briefly interrupted
Out of my hands
And no longer captive

[Pre-Chorus]
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment, yeah

[Chorus]
Soaring godwit on tired wings
Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath
Soaring godwit on tired wings
Oncoming rock slide and I'm underneath

[Outro]
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment
Fly in the ointment