The Automaton

I was born in the sink of a basement apartment
To a dad who had no mom and a mom who never asked where dads went
Now you keep me hanging on out of deference for my keen mind
And your friends don't object cause they think my raincoats fur-lined

Automaton, any boy you like
I am a man, close not quite
I feel so real but my eyes aren't right
Automaton man
Man, man, man, man
Automaton I am
Mix me a cocktail call me the thin man

Well I played at all the clubs of discretion and refinement
But no matter how I try I ride in second class compartments
Now everywhere with you I hear the sound of tape in rewind
You don't want to be alone and I'd hate to see you die trying

Automaton, any one you like
I charge all day and run at night
It feels all wrongs but I looks all right
Automaton man
Man, man, man, man
Automaton I am
Mix me a cocktail call me the thin man

I'm going to be who I want to be
You're gonna say what you wanna say
And I'm gonna do what I wanna do
But you're going to go where you want to go anyway

I done wrestled alligator, tussled with the great white whale
I done stood and held the door while the lovely lady did my toe nails
Well it occurs to me that you're heading into lean times
You don't want to be alone and I'd hate to see you die trying

Automaton, any Who you like
I'm razor thin with an appetite
My clothes all fit
But they're a trick of light
A trick of light, yeah
Trick of light

Automaton, any boy you like

I'm razor thin with an appetite
My clothes all fit
But my eyes aren't right
Automaton man
Man, man, man, man
Automaton I am
Automaton man
Man, man, man, man
Mix me a cocktail call me the thin man, yeah

I am a man