On the Fritz

<p>He wished to right the wrongs<br/>He sang religious songs<br/>He kept the private he<br/>Under the lock and key<br/><br/>Heat keeps rising in an age of passion<br/>Shakes a conscience to the core<br/>Stopgap, hand-slap, take a tongue-lashing<br/>My poor soul can&#x27;t take any more<br/><br/>On the fritz<br/>On the fritz<br/>There he sits<br/>On the fritz<br/><br/>He kept his ego there<br/>It was a sad affair, on the fritz<br/>The inner circle knows<br/>And so the story goes, on the fritz<br/>Airborne rumors chip away the image<br/>But you knew the stakes were high<br/>First they got you thinking you&#x27;re a prophet<br/>Now they&#x27;ve got you living a lie<br/><br/>On the fritz<br/>On the fritz<br/>There he sits<br/>On the fritz<br/><br/>So the crowds grew, and their praise did too<br/>And a mailing list sent you money<br/>So they love Jerry Lewis in France<br/>Does that make him funny?<br/><br/>It&#x27;s too late for apologies when trust has been betrayed<br/>Now victims of your double life are naming names<br/><br/>He kept his ego there<br/>It was a sad affair, on the fritz<br/>The public&#x27;s had enough<br/>They&#x27;ve come to call your bluff, on the fritz<br/><br/>Small talk breeds where kingdoms come crashing<br/>Rumor conquers where it wills<br/>No one hears you, go ahead and cash in<br/>If you don&#x27;t die to yourself pride kills<br/>On the fritz<br/>On the fritz<br/>There he sits<br/>On the fritz