buddy's not ready A song about trying to deal with a passive-aggressive person. © 1990 CHRIS BUTLER/© 1990 FUTURE FOSSIL MUSIC (BMI)
BUDDY...BUDDY's NOT READY BUDDY's FAVORITE THING TO DO IS MOAN HIS SECOND FAVORITE THING TO DO IS MOAN THINGS JUST HAVE TO BE HIS WAY EVERYTHING SERVED ON A SILVER TRAY AND IF BUDDY... BUDDY's NOT READY HE HAS STRATEGIES SO HE WON'T BE IGNORED CAUTION ALWAYS WORKS FOR HIM, HE'S A TORTOISE, NOT A HARE IF RUSHING AROUND'S REQUIRED, WELL...THEN BUDDY DOESN'T CARE AS HIS FRONT DOOR SLOWLY SWINGS SHUT BUDDY'S GOT HIS REASONS THEY'RE ALWAYS VERY SOUND ASK FOR AN EXPLANATION, HE'LL SAY "I DON'T OWE YOU AN EXPLANATION" WHEN BUDDY IS RELAXING THE WORLD GRINDS TO A HALT IF YOU TRY TO WORK AROUND HIM AND HE'LL SLIP INTO A SULK AND YOU CAN FORGET ABOUT HIM FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AT LEAST DON'T BOTHER TRYING TO BUDGE HIM WHEN HIS INTEREST LEVEL DROPS HUMOR'S WASTED ON HIM IT'S LIKE TALKING TO A COP NO FORCE IN NATURE CAN MAKE THIS STOP... YA CAN'T CAUSE... WHEN BUDDY... BUDDY's NOT READY (WHATEVER IT IS) IT'S JUST NOT WHAT HE WANTS TO DO SITTING RIGHT OVER THERE IN HIS FAMOUS EASY DOES IT CHAIR PICKING HIS TEETH WITH A NAZI BAYONET...OR MAYBE WORKING ON HIS JAILHOUSE BALLPOINT PEN TATTOO GRINNING ABOUT HOW MUCH WE ALL MUST HATE HIS GUTS WELL...IF WE ALL HATE HIM...THEN WHY GET UP?? IF BUDDY... BUDDY's NOT READY HE GOES "I JUST DON'T FEEL LIKE IT TODAY..." yeah...
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