Overread at Booth 1: "Never Have a Clue"

MR, the Z&T's the poet-in-residence (residence, because we can never seem to kick him out of here!), sits at Booth 1, scribbling furiously while he listens to No Use for a Name's third album "Leche Con Carne!"

So, the lyrics that come forth from his frothing pen (as he takes only 5 minutes to pen them with aforementioned frothing pen) are meant to be set to an early 90s ska-punk rhythm:

Never Have a Clue

You really learn a lot about somebody

When you walk a mile in their shoes

You learn if they’ve got a thing for ska-punk

Or if they just listen to Delta blues

People cease to be a mystery

When you sleep a week in their house

Maybe they’ll be cool and let you crash

Or say “Who the hell are you now get out!”

Chorus:

You gotta get to know the people

Everyone who lives and works around you

But if you don’t ever want to shake their hand

That just means you’ll never have a clue

You’ll never know anyone around you

If you never take the time to say “HEY!

How you doing’ what’s your name?

Have you ever heard Candy Apple Grey?”

You really learn a lot about somebody

When you drill a peephole in their wall

Then you can watch them when they’re sleeping

To see if they snore a lot or not at all.

Chorus

This song’s about emotional intelligence

Otherwise known as “EQ”

And if you don’t try to get some, well

That just means you’ll never have a clue

That just means you’ll never have a clue

That just means you’ll never have a clue.

MR 2016-0818

and yes, all you aficionados out there will know that at that particular moment, MR was listening to "Soulmate" <= great song, by the way.

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