We Real Cool
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Who took your measurements
From your toes to the top of your head?
Who bought you clothes and new shoes
And wrote you a book you never read?
Yeah, you know
Who was it?
Yeah, you know we real cool
On the far side of the morning
Who was it?
Yeah, you know yeah we real cool
Now I hope you’re listening
Are you?
Who was it you called the good shepherd
Rounding up the kids for their meal?
Who chased your shadow
Running out behind?
Clinging to your high flying heels
Your high flying, high flying, high flying heels
Who was it?
Yeah, you know we real cool
On the far side of the morning
Who was it?
Yeah, you know we real cool
And I hope you’re listening
Are you?
Who measured the distance from the planets
Right down to your big blue spinning world?
In heartbeats and tears and nervous laughter
Spilling down all over you, girl
Who was it?
Yeah, you know we real cool
And the world keeps on turning
Who was it?
Yeah, you know we real cool
And I hope you’re listening
Are you?
Sirius is eight-point-six light years away
Arcturus is thirty seven
The past is the past
And it’s here to stay
Wikipedia is heaven
When you don’t want to remember no more
On the far side of the morning
Who was it?
Yeah, you know we real cool
I hope you hear me
And you’ll call
