things i won't get

a pulitzer prize, an oscar or two, are things i won't get, things i won't get, a bentley or benz, well don't hold your breath, of things i won't get, things i won't get, affairs with a star, who offers me dough, far in advance, far in advance, a college degree, a job with some hope, there's just no chance, there's just no chance, but when i see you lying by my side, looking extra clean, i'm in a state where i don't mind, my thoughts turn obscene, string theory, thoughts of sartre and such, are things i won't get, things a won't get, schoenberg and twelve-tone, and films out of french, are things a won't get, things a won't get, a chair that's designed by charles and ray eames, are things i won't get, things i won't get, but when i see you lying by my side, i understand you well, i'm in a state where i don't mind, i guess it's just as well, the world is so hard, the people so mean, of things i don't get, things i don't get, we sit on the floor, and talk about dreams, of things we won't get, things we won't get, but when i see you lying by my side, looking extra keen, i'm in a state where i don't mind, just you and me and caffeine