The Lonesome Friends of Science
John Prine
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[Intro]C[Refrain]CThe lonesome friends of science sayFThe world will end most any dayCWell, if it does, then that's okayGCuz I don't live here anywayCI live down deep inside my headFWhere long ago I made my bedCI get my mail in TennesseeGMy wife, my dog, and my familyCUh-huh[Strophe]CPoor old planet Pluto nowFHe never stood a chance no howCWhen he got uninvited toGThe interplanetary danceCOnce a mighty planet thereFNow just an ordinary starCHanging out in HollywoodGIn some ol' funky sushi bar[Refrain]CThe lonesome friends of science sayFThe world will end most any dayCWell, if it does, then that's okayGCuz I don't live here anywayCI live down deep inside my headFWhere long ago I made my bedCI get my mail in TennesseeGMy wife, my dog, and my kids, and meCUh-huh[Strophe]CThe Vulcan lives in BirminghamFSometimes he just don't give a damnCHis head is full of bumblebeesGHis pride hangs down below his kneesCVenus left him long agoFFor a guy named Mars from IdahoCThe Vulcan sent a wedding gift:GThree-legged stool and a wheelchair liftCUh-huh[Refrain]CThe lonesome friends of science sayFThe world will end most any dayCWell, if it does, then that's okayGCuz I don't live here anywayCI live down deep inside my headFWhere long ago I made my bedCI get my mail in TennesseeGMy wife, my dog, my kids, and meC AmUh-huh, uh-huhC AmUh-huh, uh-huhCUh-huh[Strophe]CThose bastards in their white lab coatsFWho experiment with mountain goatsCShould leave the universe aloneGIt's not their business, not their homeCI go to sleep, and it never rainsFMy dog predicts hurricanesCShe can smell a storm a mile awayGThat's all the news we have todayCUh-huh[Refrain]CThe lonesome friends of science sayFThe world will end most any dayCWell, if it does, then that's okayGCuz I don't live here anywayCI live down deep inside my headFWhere long ago I made my bedCI get my mail in TennesseeGMy wife, my dog, my kids, and meC AmUh-huh, uh-huhC AmUh-huh, uh-huhCUh-huh