SAXO

I’ve strong hands
like a shark’s hands
I’m Ayn Rand
I’m your landlord

I’m coming up
on a pill
that I’ve just bought
from one of my tenants

at a house party
I am
at a house party
in town
in this building
I own
with floors level
ceilings Lionel

and all these young people
much cooler than I am
It would seem that
I’m the only one
that they didn’t invite

I could shut this thing down
I could turn out the lights
standing here in my
pinstripe
my power stance
my no knowledge

even when I’m crouched down
in a power suit
re-grouting
I’m my own man

I could shut this thing down
I could turn out the lights
standing here in my
standing here in my

all I’ve known
all I’ve known
is corporate monotone

but if you’d let me
if you’d just let me
if you’d allow me
to play my saxophone
you’d see

when I play my saxophone
I feel free
I feel free

even though
I’ve been told
I do so
with a harrowing look
on my face

but on the inside
I’m free
on the inside
I’m Sting
on the inside
I’m Sting

when I play saxophone
if Sting played the saxophone

on the inside I’m free
on the inside I’m free
on the inside I’m Sting

wait til they see
how one of them I am
how proud of me they’ll be
pull their focus
my way
I can
direct all eyes
to where I stand

as they pull down
all around
to get a better view of me

when I play my saxo
my saxo oh
when I play my saxo

on the inside
I’m Sting
on the inside
I’m Sting

wait til they see
how one of them I am
how proud of me they’ll be
pull their focus
my way
I can
direct all eyes
to where I stand

as they pull down
all around
to get a better view of me

when I play my saxophone
when I play my saxophone
when I play my saxophone