going through a carwash when you haven't got a car
standing at a bus whilst waiting for a bus-stop
posting off a birthday card when no-one's got a birthday
buying yourself a hedge trimmer when you haven't got a hedge
striking every match just to find out if they worked
buying yourself two hats when you've only got one head
using a bag of manure to cover up that smell
attempting to grab a flame that's flickering in the harth
hiring yourself a car but you can't even drive
hiring a car but you've got no-where to go
trying to catch the wind in a broken plastic sieve
trying to cut a cloud into seventeen equal pieces
having a happy thought and then throwing it in the sea
wrapping up a newspaper in mushy-peas and chips
going off on holiday to the very place you live
running yourself a bath then never getting in it
taking out the batteries to stop the hands of time
running towards the sun to ensure it never sets
planting rows of lightbulbs to see if they will grow
and talking to a pigeon about the price of cornflakes
... all foolish!
