The Fiery Furnaces - Automatic Husband lyrics

Thanks for asking, yes it's true We've been waiting for you We've been waiting for you Persuade your husband he should stay At our disposal for today And take down everything we say About the new school bus a**istant stuck in charge Of leaving seven sleeping children in their seats in a trance Induced by air conditioning So I went back up to our room And told my husband to sit down on the end table And that he was getting very sleepy When his eyes went out I put the pen back in his left hand At phases 8 and 31 the four faculty's are done, but the principals are some The solar period, if you look, is like the bishop in the brook So it says in this book Writ by the new school bus a**istant stuck in charge Of leaving seven sleeping children in their seats in a trance Induced by air conditioning And don't forget the imaginary map Of the manifestations of Murder making Owned by the undertaker's office Otherwise known as The cadaver's cosmeticians Local number dead as a door-nail in a church mouse's chin Or so said the birth chart I sent away to New Mexico for It was made by a special commission of Navajo basketball coaches and blonde ladies