Which Is Why

You say that it's good reason, "an eye for an eye"

"A queer bird the fish, sir" must be my reply

For fresh meat and lodgings I'll stand by your side

If wishes were horses, then beggars would ride

All the days after, said all the days after

All the days after, let fortune decide

Always and after, sing, always and after

Death, debt or disaster, let fortune decide

When absurdity starts to make more or less sense

Embrace all your demons, then banish them hence

When clarity flows in the sweet by and by

And questions are answers, you'll know which is why

So, if you seek wisdom, I'll tell you once more

But if you want answers, you've got the wrong door

Ask me no questions and you'll get no surprise

"The truth is a cow, sir, that sceptics despise"

All the days after, said all the days after

All the days after, let nature decide

For always and after, sing, always and after

For lust, love and laughter, let nature decide

When absurdity starts to make more or less sense

Embrace all your demons, then banish them hence

When clarity flows in the sweet by and by

And questions are answers, you'll know which is why

Your lips on my own when they printed "farewell"

Had never been soiled by the beverage of hell

But they come to me now with the bacchanal sign

And the lips that taste liquor, they taste so divine

All the days after, said all the days after

All the days after, let wit be your guide

Oh, you may laugh sir, said oh you may laugh sir

For madman or master, let wit be your guide

When nonsense begins to make more or less sense

Life's riddles and puzzles, just banish them hence

When lucidity flows in the wink of an eye

And questions are answers, you'll know which is why