Patricia Barber Regular Pleasures Lyrics

When i walk down the street let each step that i take be the rote repetition of the route yesterday with a monotonous cadence and a stultifying sameness liberate me sedate me let the finest nuance of my day absolutely not resonate

in lieu of diamonds and mink why not think commonplace the shirt and shoes i wear tomorrow i wore today with an alarm clock precision and an unassuming grace enlist me conscript me fix the patterns in simple gray so i cannot differentiate

the trees are green in the summer and red in the fall i'd rather there be no variation at all with the punctual procession of the doppelganger days blur me obscure me let a lifetime tick away as i blissfully somnambulate
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the same cup of coffee the same dog, the same wife reliable revulsion for sticky situations in life mediocre aspirations monochromatic and plain humdrum complications in the ordinary vein typical tragedies nothing new nor district regular pleasures that won't disturb the routine

take me for granted as the honeymoon flags jointly wallow in a connubial nap drag me softly into existential ennui do not surprise me do not schedule a thing lets be average as we regale in this love and leave me sweetly stuck in my rut