Monkey Business from Again! Again! by Mr. Sam & The People People

Kids are throwing bicycles down in the dirt
Running and laughing just to see how it works
And I’m starting to feel like skipping away for a while

So I’m filling my head with peanut butter and dreams
Of love and the beloved with nothing between
And I pack for good weather
Whether or not it’s there

In the morning it’s a happy little tragedy
I can’t remember a time it wasn’t hard to leave
But there’s coming and going in every little thing I know

So I’m taking my last looks and I’m knocking on wood
Put Gatorade in the garden and I’m calling it good
I leave a note for myself in advance that says welcome home

And I think I’m getting out of the monkey business
‘Cuz im sick and tired of hanging around
Summertime’s the season to make friends for no reason
And I’m starting to see all the goodness in me and in you
You, too

So I follow the white lines to patches of blue
Do a cannonball a day along the long way to you
I fall in love with the air
When it whistles I hum with the tune

I brush your back while we’re dancing and its never the same
All the boats in the world have kind of funny names
This one’s the pale horse, this one’s two of a kind

And I think I’m getting out of the monkey business
‘Cuz im sick and tired of hanging around
Summertime’s the season to make friends for no reason
And I’m starting to see all the goodness in me and in you
You, too

Out here I feel a little like a honey bee
Except I’m not a little bit afraid of me
With my face in the flowers
Or banging my head on the glass

I’m on the way to the place I’m most excited to be
It’s a home that I’ve built with your help within me
And it’s open to you, my old friend, whoever you are

And I think I’m getting out of the monkey business
‘Cuz im sick and tired of hanging around
Summertime’s the season to make friends for no reason
And I’m starting to see all the goodness in me and in you
You, too

• Acoustic
• New Orleans