Jeffrey Lewis - I Ain't Thick, It's Just a Trick lyrics

Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see

They tried to get me with the TV show
But I wouldn't have none of it, no, no, no
Standards and values on the
Living room screen
Sarah Jessie Parker acting mean
She's got it all
That's what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines
You'll see the missing link
She's just a puppet in
Their indoctrination plan
"Be like me girls and become a real man, "


Live to the full, always act flash
Don't use your brain when your
Body makes a splash

Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see

They tried to get me in the supermarket store
Bought what I wanted
And they said "buy more"
Gallons of crap that nobody really needs
Bright coloured wrappers to
Suit assorted greeds they know it all
That's what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines
You'll see the missing link
Buy this product, pay for the crap
One quarter for the product
Three quarters for the wrap
Be a happy family
Like the people on the pack
Pay up to the profit
And you'll never look back

Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see

They tried to get me with
Their learning and their books
Their deep understanding and
Intelligent looks
All of the time, they never ever saw me
They were just looking for what
They wanted to see they know it all
That's what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines
You'll see the missing link
Books are easy back ups for
What they do to you
They'll bind you up as slaves
For the privileged few
Proof lies in history
Say "that's how it always was

Slavery and mastery - be one of us"

Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see

Tried to get me with
Religion and their Christ
Said I'd get to heaven if I acted real nice
But they were just preparing
A crucifix for me
A life of guilt and pain, of holy misery
They know it all
That's what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines
You'll see the missing link
The bible's just a blueprint
For their morality scam
Another load of shit about
How it's never been
They stand there in the pulpit
Doling out their lies offering forgiveness
Then they talk of eyes for eyes
Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see

They tried to get me, but I won't be got
They say I'm a misfit but I say I'm not
I never set out to exploit another
Those smarmy bastards would steal
From their mother they got it all
That's what they want you to think
But if you read between the lines
You'll see the missing link
They plundered and slaughtered in
The name of truth
Acceptance of normality is what they
Want from you as proof
They think they got the answers
But there's something that they missed
Their cup which overfloweth
Is just filled up with piss

Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see

Oh yeah oh yeah well I got it all up here
See oh yeah oh yeah well they think
They got it all out there, see
Well they can fuck off, cos
They ain't got me
And they can't buy my dignity
Oh yeah oh yeah let me tell you
I got it up here see