Idiot Brother Lyrics - New Wave - Auteurs

They were hanging on for grim life 

They were clutching at straws 

They were sure the ship was at port 

As it sailed far from shore 

They were keen philosophers 

They were keen on hurt 

They were like a pair of dumb dogs 

Rolling in the dirt 

That's you and your idiot brother 

Waiting in the wing 

Which one holds up the other 

Which one pulls the string? Oh 

One bite of the apple 

One chop at the tree 

Is your word as good as your bond 

Your stammer, your honesty? 

Nothing works for no one 

That won't work for me 

Nothing works for no one at all 

No one works for free 

Except you and your idiot brother 

Waiting in the wing 

Which one holds up the other 

Which one pulls the string? Oh 

We were getting on famously 

I was doing my bit 

They got no claim on me 

So send me a writ 

I was walking around your house 

In the middle of the night 

Home medicine, erotica 

Is your prescription right? 

That's you and your idiot brother 

Waiting in the wing 

Which one holds up the other 

Which one pulls the string? Oh 

I wanna kill your sister 

With some business advice 

Never doubt your loyalty 

On the telephone line 

And what about our fat friends 

With the golden ear? 

Upped and left, turned down your best shot 

Left you in arrears 

That's you and your idiot brother 

Without prejudice 

I can scarcely believe the situation 

Has come to this, oh 

You and your hideous brother 

A crutch of sympathy 

And on fire, you're no flier 

Just uselessly diseased, oh