Brave New World Lyrics - Singles - Michael Penn

Baby's busy hiding in the bassinet 

wonderin' if the third world war started yet 

I told her I was pulling up and heading west 

she said she would have come but she was overdressed 

so I sent a picture postcard of a midwest bank 

she wrote me that she showed it to her new friend Frank 

who noticed in a window on the 19th floor 

a guy my age about to prove that man can't soar 

and he would also like to know 

if I could just check around before I left this town 

for slow-mo footage of the tumble down so 

This may not be my best day 

but this ain't no golden age 

You looked pretty on the freeway 

let's drive into the brave new world. 

A van pulls up and someone offers me a ride 

the driver lost the map and he was terrified 

everybody whispering to save his pride say 

"son would you be kind enough to be our guide?" 

The driver yells "the one in back already tried, 

but his memory is rusty and his vision tied." 

glasses and a lubricant were by his side but 

the tin man was inanimate, the lion lied 

They did not want to see me go 

but I did not want to be another muskateer 

plus the gas runs out before the van's in gear 

Please don't hit me if I do say 

but this ain't no golden age 

You looked so pretty on the freeway 

let's drive into the brave new world... 

Buster and his company look good in black 

they're looking for a way out of the cul-de-sac 

tearing through the phone book and the almanac 

they all have dusty noses 'cause they sniff shellac 

they finally found the number of a matador 

who rode up in a Beemer with a pricey whore 

but Buster wasn't quick enough 

he'd lock the door 

and rode off sayin' he'd be back before the war 

by then the night was falling slow 

and I did not want to stick around and just look old 

when I saw you pulling onto my soft shoulder 

This may not be my best day 

but this ain't no golden age 

You looked pretty on the freeway 

let's drive into the brave new world.