I've Tried Subtlety

All the kids from 916 came down

And were misdirected trying to find the grounds

The Regency Hotel

Prom royals eyeing adult-life means to excel

Down into the city-planning flats

Near Victoria Park a block they gathered at

Old masters on the door

Re-styled to stand for some political reform

Under-civilized time, older-siblingized crime

And my car got stripped to the frame

And well it feels about the same

Lots of distance gone in vain

And darlings this one is for you

I've tried subtlety before but I will not anymore

For some looking down surveillance vans

M.I.T. grad alley cats with time on their hands

Oh sergeant, I'm sorry

In my line of work they don't teach no courtesy

Gifted children link your arms in rhyme

Better make this world while still it gives you time

Oh will you look so vain

Left to the purging jets like garbage in the rain

Wish I could with someone what I do alone

Should I just stay at home?

Should I just make the whole thing up as I go?

But what do I really know?

Lots of quickness now turned slow

And darlings this one is for you

I've tried subtlety before but I will not anymore