Some people ride the wave of generosity Some people ride the wave of mediocrity Me I ride the wave of never gonna drown Oh just fooling around Now I gots the balloons And you you gots the mud Me I gots the snail And you you gots the slug Well you got so much more than I figured was in store Oh I ain't foolin no more Now some people ride the cat when asleep or when awake Some people ride a cat for riding a cat's sake Me I ride this cat cause its claws have got my eyes I'll get 'em back in a few more tries Oh I'll get 'em back in a few more tries Some people ride the books that tenderize their names Some people ride the books that bastardize our claims Me I write the book that's sifting in the sand Aw, some day I'll understand Aw, some day I'll understand Some people write the songs that stay inside our souls Some people write the songs that really ain't songs at all Me I write the song that ends right when it starts They'll split before they part Oh they'll split before they part