Ian Anderson - Out Of The Noise lyrics

Glued to the kerbstone, staring Frozen at the stop-sign too See that crazy suicide mongrel He's going to try to cross that avenue Old dog of experience Ripping through the black and yellow cabs Dodging rickshaws and the bicycle boys He's got his mind on someone else's dinner -- Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise Lives down in some cool, cool basement -- Sharing with a family of bouncy, ratty little guys Works to a discipline of ritual undertakings -- Sleep, eat, and gentle exercise Old dog of experience Ripping through the black and yellow cabs Dodging rickshaws and the bicycle boys He's got his mind on someone else's dinner -- Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise Some towns I know, he could end up in a restaurant -- Wrong side of a table for two It's enough to send him running, running for cover Back into traffic, what's a poor dog to do? Old mutt of experience Ripping through the black and yellow cabs Dodging rickshaws and the bicycle boys He's got his mind on someone else's dinner -- Over the road, round the corner, out of the noise