Number Three Lyrics

Number Three by They Might Be Giants
(Convention: each chord is two beats/half a measure. A dash indicates that
the chord is held for another two beats; two chords with a slash between
them are held for one beat/a quarter of a measure each.)
Chorus:
There's only two songs in me and I just wrote the third
don't know where I got the inspiration or how I wrote the words
spent my whole life just digging up my music's shallow grave
for the two songs in me and the third one I just made
A rich man once told me - hey, life's a funny thing
a poor man once told me that he can't afford to speak
now I'm in the middle like a bird without a beak
(Chorus)
So I went to the president and I asked old whatshisname
has he ever gotten writer's block or something like the same?
he just started talking like he was on tv
if there's just two songs in ya boy, what do you want from me?
So I bought myself some denim pants and a silver guitar
but I flatly told the ladies - you'll still have to call me 'sir'
'cause I have to keep my self-respect or I'll never be a star
since there's just two songs in me and this is
number three
-E.M.