Warren Zevon
Disorder In The House
written by Warren Zevon & Jorge Calderón, Zevon Music, (BMI)/Googolplex Music (BMI)
 

Disorder in the house

The tub runneth over

Plaster's falling down in pieces by the couch of pain

 

Disorder in the house

Time to duck and cover

Helicopters hover over rough terrain

 

Disorder in the house

Reptile wisdom

Zombies on the lawn staggering around

 

Disorder in the house

There's a flaw in the system

And the fly in the ointment's gonna bring the whole thing down

 

The floodgates are open

We've let the demons loose

The big guns have spoken

And we've fallen for the ruse

 

Disorder in the house

It's a fate worse than fame

Even the Lhasa Apso seems to be ashamed
 

Disorder in the house

The doors are coming off the hinges

The earth will open and swallow up the real estate
 

I just got my paycheck

I'm gonna paint the whole town grey

Whether it's a night in Paris or a Fresno matinee

 

It’s the home of the brave and the land of the free

Where the less you know the better off you'll be

 

Disorder in the house

All bets are off

I'm sprawled across the davenport of despair

 

Disorder in the house

I'll live with the tosses

And watch the sundown through the portiere