Mose Allison - Mose Anthology, Vol. 2: The Word from Young Man Mose..

Your Mind Is on Vacation

You sittin' here and yakkin' right in my face
I guess I'm gonna have to put you in your place

You know if silence was golden
You couldn't raise a dime
Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime

You quotin' figures and droppin' names
You tellin' stories about the dames
You're over laughin' when things ain't funny
You tryin' to sound like a big money

You know if talk was criminal
You'd lead a life of crime
Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime

You know that life is short
Talk is cheap
Don't be makin' promises that you can't keep
You don't like this little song I'm singin'
Just grin and bear it
All I can say is if the shoe fits, wear it

If you must keep talkin'
Please try to make it rhyme
Because your mind is on vacation and your mouth is workin' overtime



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Writer(s): Mose Allison
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Other Album Tracks

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  2. Hey, Good Lookin'
  3. Life Is Suicide
  4. Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone
  5. Ask Me Nice
  6. Back on the Corner
  7. If You're Going to the City
  8. I Ain't Got Nothing but the Blues
  9. Swingin' Machine
  10. Stop This World

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  2. Seventh Son (Single Digital Track from the CD / Lp) - Single
  3. The Complete Atlantic / Elektra Albums 1962-1983
  4. Live on "Inner Visions"
  5. Live From Charleston '91 (LIVE NPR Broadcast)
  6. Mose Allison Sings (Remastered)
  7. Local Color
  8. Foolkiller
  9. New Ground
  10. I Got A Right To Cry

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