The Better Idea Songtext
von It’s Immaterial

It′s a little bleak round here
I was down on the dock
The day the talk had turned
To those who have and have not
And the ones who live and never learn

Raining so hard
So hard
So hard

It used to be busy down here then
Some of the older ones can remember the better idea
Lord, how the younger had strong

Raining so hard
So hard
So hard

There was quite a number of us originally
The idea was to make a go of things
But the weaker ones dropped out


Push the boat out and dance
We'll stay behind
And if the sea gets rough
There′s no second chance
Push the boat out and dance
We'll stay behind
And if the sea gets rough
There's no second chance

Yes, I live down here on the dock
I′ve seen them go and come
They say the rats lead the ship
I′ve witnessed them get on

Raining so hard
So hard
So hard

Push the boat out and dance
We'll stay behind
And if the sea gets rough
There′s no second chance
Push the boat out and dance
We'll stay behind
And if the sea gets rough
There′s no second chance


It doesn't seem that long ago
When everybody was at work
And no one was short
But now it′s a crime
And a criminal waste
The way friends can't turn around
And look in each other's face

Push the boat out and dance
We′ll stay behind
And if the sea gets rough
There′s no second chance
Push the boat out and dance
We'll stay behind
And if the sea gets rough
There′s no second chance

Ah, yes I remember
The day we first arrived
We knew the weather was going to be tough
And it would be hard to survive

Push the boat out and dance
(Push the boat out and dance)
Push the boat out and dance
(Push the boat out and dance)
Push the boat out and dance
(Push the boat out and dance)
Push the boat out and dance
(Push the boat out and dance)
Push the boat out and dance
(Push the boat out and dance)
Oh, Lord, how it rained
(Push the boat out and dance)
Oh, Lord, how it rained
(Push the boat out and dance)
Oh, Lord, how it rained