Young Agent Jones: Music & Lyrics
El Ventriloquistador
(Young Agent Jones)
2002
Lyrics -- Jones
It's hard to start over
You were so sure and your intentions were pure
But it looks like she got away
I'll pull the crank on my motor
Steer my search engine with apprehension
And see what I find on the way
If fantasies were heifers
I'd be a gun-slinging cowboy with purpose
And rustle up a daydream for starters
I'll hire emotional shepherds
Hope that they'll keep watch over us
And not become our personal martyrs
If I were a ventriloquist
I could make it look like you said you missed me
I'd turn your head and move your lips to kiss me
As long as I have knees you'll have a seat
I'll pull you out a million times a week
You make it hard to move on
You've got me up writing songs until dawn
And I can't throw away your toothbrush
I've gotta empty my pockets
And throw the change out on the counter
And separate the silver from copper
I should write my feelings down
If I were a ventriloquist
I could make it look like you said hello
And though you never let your feelings show
You'd tell me secrets only I would know
And your nose wouldn't start to grow
If I were a ventriloquist
I could make it look like you said you loved me
I turn your head and lift your arms to hug me
Fold you in a suitcase and keep you forever
I'd sew your monogram into the leather
It's hard to move on
It's hard to start over
If I could keep my lips still
Then you'd love me forever
It's hard to move on
It's hard to start over
Still as the morning sun
Still as a ventriloquista