[Intro] Ah, no problem [Verse 1] My sphinx is a jinx she's had too many drinks Stood on too many brinks and got the shove She speaks in riddles 'Cause that's just the way she thinks She's taken too much abuse from above [Pre-Chorus 1] I ask her, point blank, just to see if she blinks Was she ever seduced or in love? [Chorus 1] She tells me I'm talking just like One of her shrinks and she Touches my mouth with her glove [Verse 2] Yeah, I was in love she admits But we were opposites In a battle of wits to the end In a series of seizures and violent fits that were Mostly make believe and pretend [Pre-Chorus 2] Oh and isn't it hard when it finally hits That your lover is less than a friend [Chorus 2] And all your exchanges are Just poor counterfeits For tender too precious to spend [Bridge] Yesterday, we ran down to the sea to wait for your ship to come in. We were waitin', and waitin' around. Finally, it appeared on the horizon that came closer and closer and closer. Til it crashed into the pier we were waitin' Fate would find that she wasn't looking when her luck ran in We fell into the drink. The ship's cargo of fool's gold spilled out all over the place. It was a terrible mess, that's, that's all I can remember [Verse 3] I woke up in the dust Cross-eyed and concussed My eyes tried to adjust to the light My sphinx was on trial for betrayal of trust Her trial had lasted all night [Pre-Chorus 3] You know, I could not remember what we discussed My mind wasn't functioning right [Chorus 3] But I knew the judge was a jerk And the jury was Just twelve men in search of a fight [Verse 4] (Anything you say can and will be held against you) They sentenced my sphinx To unsaturated lust Some say the sentence was light [Outro] Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh My sphinx is a damn jinx Oh, oh Oh, oh Oh, oh
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