There has to be a set of rules,
A formula that equals
An amount of clout displaced
When dropping one name or another.
Your name floats when you’re a nobody.
It turns no gears.
It moves no wheels.
It's worthless for the work it does.
When you’re a “Mister So-and-so”
You must be really important.
You need a prefix and a suffix
One in front and some behind
So your name doesn't capsize
But sinks evenly and fast.
And when you’re hot stuff,
You're “Sir”.
Dense little word.
Sinks to the bottom
And moves the fluid that gets those gears turning.
What does “Sir” mean, anyway?
I’m no linguist,
But isn't it Latin for
Stupid stuck up self-important bigoted jackass?
A formula that equals
An amount of clout displaced
When dropping one name or another.
Your name floats when you’re a nobody.
It turns no gears.
It moves no wheels.
It's worthless for the work it does.
When you’re a “Mister So-and-so”
You must be really important.
You need a prefix and a suffix
One in front and some behind
So your name doesn't capsize
But sinks evenly and fast.
And when you’re hot stuff,
You're “Sir”.
Dense little word.
Sinks to the bottom
And moves the fluid that gets those gears turning.
What does “Sir” mean, anyway?
I’m no linguist,
But isn't it Latin for
Stupid stuck up self-important bigoted jackass?
