Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself
Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself
Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself
Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself

I try pretending I’m standing in the middle of some dark brain
I try pretending I’ve just come from Zaire or I’m an alien

Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself (4 times )

I try pretending that legs are arms and arms are legs and stuff like that
I try pretending that everyone’s a Nazi who wears a hat

I’ve forgotten how to talk to girls
I don’t know what to do with my hands
I borrow money just to ride a taxi cab all over town
To addresses I know don’t exist

Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself (4 times )

I’ve forgotten how to use my hands
I eat a lot of crap or else nothing
I look at maps, and plan little trips I’m never going to take
To places I know don’t exist

I try pretending that everyone made up their names last week
I try pretending that all the girls want to make love with me in some creek

Nights I ain‘t playing I don’t know what to do with myself (3 times )

(lyrics: Dan Bern)