Things I Won't Get

A Pulitzer prize A Oscar or two Are things I won't get Things I won't get A Bentley or Benz Well don't hold your breath Of things I won't get Things I won't get A fares with a star Who offers me dough Far in advance Far in advance A college degree A job with some hope There's just no chance There's just no chance But when I see you lying by my side Looking extra clean I'm in a state where I don't mind My thoughts turn obscene String theory [?] and such Are things I won't get Things a won't get Schoenberg and twelve-tone And films out of french Are things a won't get Things a won't get A chair that's designed by Charles and Ray Eames Are things I won't get Things I won't get But when I see you lying by my side I understand you well I'm in a state where I don't mind I guess it's just as well The world is so hard The people so mean Of things I don't get Things I don't get We sit on the floor And talk about dreams Of things we won't get Things we won't get But when I see you lying by my side Looking extra keen I'm in a state where I don't mind Just you and me and caffeine