New Thing Now

This is your new thing nowNaked as a roseEverything exposedBut not quiteThis is your new thing nowCards out on the tableA genius with no labelBut not quite, not quiteGod, I swear it's good to be back homeWaiting for the newest Rolling StoneAll the other girls are still at warThe best and worst of 1994Sometimes I see the half and not the wholeSometimes I see the face and not the soulSometimes I think this place has no partFor anyone who ever had a heartThis is your new thing nowAnd it looks so good in printJust a poet and her pimpsBut not quiteThis is your new thing nowA prom dress and a sneerThe woman of the yearBut not quite, not quiteGee, it's good to see a dream come truePeople smile and bless all over youMixing up those latest junkie-ismsWith all the pretty terms of religionAnd don't you love the leader of the bandEqual parts Butthead and Peter PanAll the other kids are sad againA legend's not a legend 'til it endsThis is your new thing nowAnd it makes the whole world spinIt's as least as old as sinBut not quiteThis is your new thing nowAnd now you're turning grinningBut maybe no one's listeningAnd you might lose it all my darling, yes you mightThis is your new thing nowAnd it feels so good to doubt youI could almost live without youBut not quite