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In [[2003]], [[Karl Koch]] posted the lyrics to the song's opening verse on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]]. On [[November 22]], [[2020]], the song was released in full as part of the compilation ''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]'' on [[riverscuomo.com]]. | In [[2003]], [[Karl Koch]] posted the lyrics to the song's opening verse on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]]. On [[November 22]], [[2020]], the song was released in full as part of the compilation ''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]'' on [[riverscuomo.com]]. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>You stupid piece of shit get away from me | <poem>You stupid piece of shit, get away from me | ||
And don't come back again until you learn to be | And don't come back again until you learn to be | ||
A tougher kind of man | A tougher kind of man who's master of his plan | ||
And doesn't need to leech off others sanity | |||
Until then I don't ever wanna see your face | Until then I don't ever wanna see your face | ||
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Yeah | Yeah | ||
The kind of games you play are for a five year old | The kind of games you play are for a five-year-old | ||
Who doesn't wanna do the things that she’s been told | Who doesn't wanna do the things that she’s been told | ||
At first he wants a mint, and then he throws a fit | At first he wants a mint, and then he throws a fit | ||
And screams at all the world that it | And screams at all the world that it it wrong to scold | ||
A sweet and innocent bystander of a man | A sweet and innocent bystander of a man | ||
Is rising up to meet the challenges at hand | Is rising up to meet the challenges at hand | ||
And doesn't have the time to listen to him whine | |||
Or change his diapie when he's crapped himself again | Or change his diapie when he's crapped himself again | ||
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You're such a sad pathetic fool | You're such a sad pathetic fool | ||
I caught you playing with your stool | I've caught you playing with your stool | ||
The kind of games you play are for a five year old | The kind of games you play are for a five-year-old | ||
Who doesn't wanna do the things that | Who doesn't wanna do the things that he's been told | ||
At first he wants a mint, and then he throws a fit | At first he wants a mint, and then he throws a fit | ||
And screams at all the world that it | And screams at all the world that it it wrong to scold | ||
A sweet and innocent bystander of a man | A sweet and innocent bystander of a man | ||
Is rising up to meet the challenges at hand | Is rising up to meet the challenges at hand | ||
And doesn't have the time to listen to him whine | |||
And change his diapie when he's crapped himself again | And change his diapie when he's crapped himself again | ||
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I caught you playing with your tool | I caught you playing with your tool | ||
You stupid piece of shit get away from me | You stupid piece of shit, get away from me | ||
And don't come back again until you learn to be | And don't come back again until you learn to be | ||
A better kind of man | A better kind of man who's master of his plan | ||
Who doesn't need to leech off others sanity | Who doesn't need to leech off others sanity | ||
Until then I don't ever wanna see your face | Until then I don't ever wanna see your face | ||
It makes me sick just thinking of your lack of grace | It makes me sick just thinking of your lack of grace | ||
Whenever you demand | Whenever you demand that someone hold your hand | ||
Your weakest bet is just to put your fight in place | Your weakest bet is just to put your fight in place | ||