Incidental Boogie

He left me alone completely

For once I slept deeply

And for this, I thank The Father

But I gotta tell you something that you don't wanna hear

It's the truth and that's never easy to hear

But my new man, well, he ain't that bad

And let me explain to you why

I do what I want

And I do what I like

Left my hometown

To lie about what no one saw

But I soon found out

I can't expand on my own theme

I needed a partner

To creep in and feel his stead

Life made no sense without a beating, you see?

And life was just too quiet

Without no one screaming at me

And then the incidental boogie

Grabbed a hold of me

And I got myself a real man

Who don't hit that hard

So I can still work at my job

But I wonder what this incidental boogie

Is really doing for me

'Cos I'm no closer to free

I still do what I want

And I still do what I like

But now, I got this man to show me that I'm all wrong

He hits me left, he hits me right

All the time, but no marks

No marks, no evidence to see

Don't you know these days I feel so lucky?

To be brutalized means you don't have to think

And life is easy when there is only pain to compete

Life is easy

But I wonder what this incidental boogie

Is really doing for me

'Cos I'm no closer to free