Idiot Brother - The Auteurs

They were hanging on for grim life

They were clutching at straws

They were sure the ship was at port

As it sailed far from shore

They were keen philosophers

They were keen on hurt

They were like a pair of dumb dogs

Rolling in the dirt

That's

You and your idiot brother

Waiting in the wing

Which one holds up the other

Which one pulls the string

One bite of the apple

One chops at the tree

Is your word as good as your bond

Your stammer your honesty

Nothing works for no one

That won't work for me

Nothing works for no one at all

No one works for free

Except

You and your idiot brother

Waiting in the wing

Which one holds up the other

Which one pulls the string

We were getting on famously

I was doing my bit

They got no claim on me

So send me a writ

I was walking around your house

In the middle of the night

Home medicine erotica

Is your prescription right

That's

You and your idiot brother

Waiting in the wing

Which one holds up the other

Which one pulls the string

I want to kill your sister

With some business advice

Never doubt your loyalty

On the telephone line

And what about our fat friend

With the golden ear

Upped and left

Turned down your best shot

Left you in arrears

That's

You and your idiot brother

Without prejudice

I can scarcely believe the situation

Has come to this

You and your idiot brother

A crutch of sympathy

I'm on fire you're no liar

Just useless and diseased