Spoon - Underdog, The lyrics

Picture yourself in the living room Your pipe and slippers set out for you I know you think that it ain't too far But I, I hear the call of a lifetime ring Felt the need to get up for it Oh, you cut out the middleman Get free from the middleman You got no time for the messenger Got no regard for the thing That you don't understand You got no fear of the underdog That's why you will not survive I wanna forget how conviction fits But can I get out from under it? Can I cut it out of me? It can't all be wedding cake It can't all be boiled away I try but I can't let go of it Can't let go of it 'Cause you don't talk to the water boy And there's so much you could learn But you don't want to know You will not back up an inch ever That's why you will not survive The thing that I tell you now It may not go over well Oh, and it may not be photo op In the way that I spell it out But you won't hear from the messenger Don't wanna know about something That you don't understand You got no fear of the underdog That's why you will not survive