Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing

With pencil and paper just countin' the score
Who�s saying, baby, that don�t mean a thing?

Before I can take home what�s rightfully mine
Who�s comin' on like he wanted to be?
Who�s sayin', baby, that don�t mean a thing?

You painted it golden nugget, you can�t lay a claim

Who�s seein' eyes through the crack in the floor?
Who should be sleepin� but is writin' this song?
Who�s puttin' sponge in the bells I once rung?
Who�s saying, baby, that don�t mean a thing?
The night isn�t black, if you know that it�s green
Wishin� and a hopin� he weren�t so damned wrong
There it is, baby, don�t you worry no more
Who�s sayin', baby, that don�t mean a thing?
Though havin� it, sharin� it ain�t quite the same

And who�s all hung up on that happiness thing?
Who�s tryin' to tune all the bells that he rings?
Joinin� and a listenin� and talkin� in rhymes
And takin' my gypsy before she�s begun
�Cause nowadays Clancy can�t even sing

Just singin' and dreamin' of what�s in my mind
And who�s in the corner and down on the floor?
Who�s tryin' to act like he�s just in between?
�Cause nowadays Clancy can�t even sing
Who�s got the feelin' here to keep him alive?
Stoppin� the feelin' to wait for the times
�Cause nowadays Clancy can�t even sing
Don�t bother lookin', you�re too blind to see

And who's coming home on the old nine-to-five?