From the recording Low Life, Low Love
A man is getting older and finds that some things don't go that smooth anymore, though he still feels much love. Sometimes he gets frustrated and feels overwhelmed by the events of life. Or maybe he just feels trapped in all the clichés and mixed metaphors that come with old age.
Lyrics
I saw you in a train licking your lips
Two seconds later my hands were on your hips
Another three minutes and you were gone
In my mind you looked like Olivia Newton John
I can't get it up no more
I don't understand what is happening to me
Trapped in a revolving door
That makes me feel like an amputee
Lying on my back, glaring at you
In a room with an oceanfront view
Do what you want while you undress
My dark desire just a sweet caress
I gave it a shot, but it didn't work
All I can do is act like a jerk
Stop trying now and give me the bedpan
You may be married to a dead man
I can't get it up no more
I don't understand what is happening to me
Trapped in a revolving door
That makes me feel like an amputee
I know I'm not perfect and full of mistakes
And I make you angry all the time
Forgive me my self hate and all the heartaches
I'm long done and way past my prime
You force me into a corner and drag me down
I forgot who's the virgin and who the barfly
In my eyes you'll always be wearing the crown
But maybe all we should say is goodbye
I can't get it up no more
I don't understand what is happening to me
Stuck in this mixed metaphor
That makes me feel like an amputee