I take a long hard drag of my cigarette
I stand too close to the microwave oven
There are some feelings in this organ
That I am not equipped to govern
We go up until we reach the stratosphere
We dive down into the Mariana Trench
But instead of putting me in the game
You wanna hang me out to dry on the bench
I'm thinking to retire
I'm thinking to retire
I had a mentor like a centaur
Too much horseplay to get the job done
I didn't know what I'd signed up for
I thought they'd let me have a badge and a gun
My mother didn't raise a bureaucrat,
A diplomat, or a state statistician
I have ways of going about things
Seen as illogical and inefficient
They want me to retire
They want me to retire
I haven't thought too much about family
Ain't got no husband or a couple of kids
I've spent 26 years in this office
I said goodbye to my relationships
A long time ago
A long time ago
What does the mayor of a small town heart do?
After she retires?
credits
from Diana,
track released May 6, 2019
Produced by Geoffrey O'Connor
Mastered by Ruby Burns
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