"The Purpendicular Waltz" lyrics

Put your money down
Take your choice
That's the way it is every time with these boys
And you sense no shame
And you feel no disgrace
Somebody wins, somebody loses
It's a dirty, dirty race
Oh, my life, it's a dog's life

One empty Monday
Out of the blue
Took a good luck turn and started something new
Out of the gutter
Out of the rain
Out of my head and I'm feeling no pain
Oh, my life, it's a dog's life

Ducking in the shadows
Diving in the dark
Rolling with the punches
Striking at the heart
Touching all the senses
Breaking those taboos'es
Bursting at the seams
Blowing all my fuses

The turning of a page
The burning of a book
If you're talking out of turn
Just the way you look

When the time is right
But the shape is wrong
And you find yourself where you don't belong
Back to reality
Back on the line
Back into this and you'll feel no pain
Oh, my life, we can do it once again