Some said the local lake had been enchanted Others said it must have been weather The neighbors were trying to keep it quiet But I swear I could hear the laughter So they jokingly nicknamed it the porridge 'cause overnight that lake had turned to thick as butter But the kids would still go swimming, drinking Saying hat to them doesn't matter
[Chorus:] If you just hold in your breath Til you come back up in full Hold in your breath 'til you thought it you, fool
The genius next door was busing table Wiping clean the ketchup labels Getting high and muttering German fables care as long as he was able To strip his clothes off by the dumpster At night while everyone was sleeping And wade midway into that Just him and his he was keeping
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In the morning the film crews start arriving With donuts, coffee and reporters kids are waking up hung over The neighbors were starting up their cars The garbage men were emptying the dumpsters Atheists were praying full of sarcasm And the genius next was sleeping Dreaming that the antidote is orgasm