Your Mind Is on Vacation - Mose Allison

Written by：Mose Allison

You sittin' here and yakkin' right in my face

I guess I'm gonna have to put you in your place

You know if silence was golden

You couldn't raise a dime

Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime

You quotin' figures and droppin' names

You're telling stories about the dames

You're overlaughin' when things ain't funny

You tryin' to sound like the big money

You know if talk was criminal

You'd lead a life of crime

Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime

You know that life is short

Talk is cheap

Don't be makin' promises that you can't keep

You don't like this little song I'm singin'

Just grin and bear it

All I can say is if the shoe fits wear it

If you must keep talkin'

Please try to make it rhyme

Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime