Brother's Keeper Lyrics - Aimee Mann

Ladies and gents, fold your tents, cos we have a winner 

Come see your Jane try to train every devil in her 

There's not a man alive who could tame this creature 

You better leave the professor behind, see what time will teach her 

And when we've all collected a spectacular sum 

We'll get a little glimpse of the disaster to come 

You can justify what happens then 

Cos how could you have known 

Leave the dust to dust and say "amen" 

Put "sorry" on the stone 

You're not not your brother's keeper, now 

Your brother's on his own 

That's how the seeds of avarice are sown 

Shit's just a trick and each week's full of compromises 

She'll push for a fish like a seal clapping for its prizes 

There's not a man alive who could wake this sleeper 

Oh, tie the rope, hide the dope, sure there's hope, but denial's cheaper 

And when've all collected a spectacular sum 

We'll get a Holy Roller in to rattle the drum 

You can justify what happens then 

Cos how could you have known 

Leave the dust to dust and say "amen" 

Put "sorry" on the stone 

You're not your brother's keeper, now 

Your brother's on his own 

That's how the seeds of avarice are sown 

And after the fail, you can wail as they drag the river 

Silence the band, wring the hand that you didn't give her 

And every man alive has to sign a waiver 

To put a coin in the plate, so that fate won't return the favour 

You can justify, oh yes you can 

You've got the microphone 

Tell them dust is dust and men are men 

And men all act alone 

You're not your brother's keeper, now 

Your brother's on his own 

That's how the seeds of avarice are sown 

How the seeds of avarice are sown