"All That Hot Air"

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"All That Hot Air" (Acoustic Demo)

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Look at these rubes, their tropical drinks
Fresh ice cubes right there on the beach
This week has been great, it's been good times
Indulging in ice cream and light beer with limes

But it's time to get back up where there's all that hot air

Our bed bugs will be hungry, they'll need to be fed
Our mouse will have finished the cheese that we had left
The neighbors wouldn't miss us -- or so we thought
Eight hundred watts nightly blasted for naught

We've got to get back up where there's all that hot air

The city budget is probably perilously low
The Department of Finance needs both of us home
There's just too much recycling that we could screw up
Soon they'll need to justify keeping all those tow trucks

We've got to get back up where there's all that hot air

Gossip pages riddle who to report to
Bosses' thumbs twiddle unsure what to do
Council hopefuls grandstand but no one is left
The Reverend Sharpton is feeling spiritually bereft

We've got to get back up where there's all that hot air

Acoustic recorded January 15, 2009 direct to mp3 at home in Long Island City, Queens

Version recorded October 19, 2011 at home in Astoria, Queens