Eels Rotten World Blues song lyrics

Hey, man

(What?)

Hey, man

(What?)

Hey, man

(What?)

Hey, man

(What?)

Dig this

Well, I went walkin' out yesterday

A man was carryin' a sign that says

'The world is gonna end tomorrow'

Hey, buddy, got a nickel I can borrow?

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

Sooner you recognize this simple fact

Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

Ol' Miss Hedrick, she's gettin' down

You don't see her much walkin' 'round town

Well, you could say that she needs a little lovin'

Looking for a light with her head in the oven

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

The sooner you recognize this simple fact

Then this rotten world gives you what you lack, let's rock

Miss Kovalov, she's lookin' good

Walkin' her ass through the neighborhood

She knows somethin' that you don't know

Somethin' she learned about a long time ago

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out

The sooner you recognize this simple fact

Then this rotten world gives you what you lack

This rotten world's gonna chew you up

Swallow you whole and then spit you back out