Goon Squad — текст песни (Elvis Costello)

Mother, father, Im here in the zoo

I cant come home cause Ive grown up too soon

I got my sentence

I got my command

They said theyd make me major if I met all their demands



I could be a corpral into corpral punishment

Or the genral manager of a large establishment

They pat some good boys on the back and put some to the rod

But I never thought theyd put me in the



Goon squad

Theyve come to look you over and theyre giving you the eye

Goon squad

They want you to come out to play

Youd better say goodbye



Some grow just like their dads

And some grow up too tall

Some go drinking with the lads

Some dont grow up at all



And you must find the proper place

For everything you see

But youll never get to make a lampshade out of me



I could join a chain of males or be the missing link

Looking for a lucky girl to put me in the pink

They pat some good boys on the back and put some to the rod

But I never thought theyd put me in the



Good squad ....



Mother, father, Im doing so well

Im making such progress now that you can hardly tell

I fit in a little dedication

With one eye on the clock

They caught you under medication

You could be in for a shock



Thinking up the alibis that evryones forgotten

Just another mummys boy gone to rotten

They pat some good boys on the back and put some to the rod

But I never thought theyd put me in the



Goon squad....