you can call me al

a man walks down the street, he says, "why am i soft in the middle now?, why am i soft in the middle?, the rest of my life is so hard, i need a photo opportunity, i want a shot at redemption, don't want to end up a cartoon, in a cartoon graveyard", bonedigger, bonedigger, dogs in the moonlight, far away my well-lit door, mr. beerbelly, beerbelly, get these mutts away from me, you know i don't find this stuff, amusing anymore, if you'll be my bodyguard, i can be your long-lost pal, i can call you betty, and betty, when you call me, you can call me al, a man walks down the street, he says, "why am i short of attention?, got a short little span of attention, and, woe my nights are so long, where's my wife and family?, what if i die here?, who'll be my role model, now that my role model is, gone gone?", he ducked back down the alley, with some roly-poly little bat-faced girl, all along along, there were incidents and accidents, there were hints and allegations, if you'll be my bodyguard, i can be your long-lost pal, i can call you betty, and betty, when you call me, you can call me al, call me al, a man walks down the street, it's a street in a strange world, maybe it's the third world, maybe it's his first time around, he doesn't speak the language, he holds no currency, he is a foreign man, he is surrounded by the sound, the sound, cattle in the marketplace, scatter-lings and orphanages, he looks around, around, he sees angels in the architecture, spinning in infinity, he says, "amen!" and "hallelujah!", if you'll be my bodyguard, i can be your long-lost pal, i can call you betty, and betty, when you call me, you can call me al, call me, na na na na. if you'll be my bodyguard, i can call you betty, if you'll be my bodyguard, i can call you betty, if you'll be my bodyguard.