GOOD THING HE CAN'T READ MY MIND
(lyrics by Christine Lavin from her album
"Good Thing He Can't Read My Mind" ©1988, All Rights Reserved)
I am at the opera
I don't like the opera
but he loves the opera
and I love him
I follow the libretto
I follow the conductor
when I follow the plot
my head begins to spin
I don't understand a word
even when it's English
everyone around me says
ooh, this is divine
I don't like the opera
but look I'm at the opera
it's a good thing he can't read my mind
Yes, he's a wonderful Parsifal
and she's the best Tundra
I've ever seen
Look at me I'm skiing
When I do not like skiing
but he loves skiing
and I love him
I rent the boots and poles
I shiver in the cold
I'm charging down the mountain
risking life and limb
there's no exhilaration
I am only terrified
everyone around me's having
such a great time
I do not like skiing
but look at me I'm skiing
it's a good thing
he can't read my mind
Yes, exhilarating is just the very word
I was thinking of . . . scared of heights?
oh no, not me
I am not complaining
I'm just making observations
expanding my horizons
is a sign of maturation
now I tolerate cigars
'cause he's a smoker
I'm playing chess
though I confess
sometimes I long for poker
I am eating sushi
when I do not like sushi
but he loves sushi
and I love him
I'm poking with a chopstick
at a living, breathing fishstick
oh my God!
I think it's trying to swim 
some say eating sushi
is like chewing on your own cheek
or sucking down a bucketful
of tentacled slime
I do not like sushi
but look I'm eating sushi
it's a good thing
he can't read my mind
Yes, this is a very interesting texture
What is it? . . . oh!
So if you see me in the sushi bar
see me in the mezzanine
see me on a ski slope
looking scared
hey don't feel sorry for me
I must be in love
why in the hell else
would I be there
before I met him life was dull
I never took any chances
now I leap at every opportunity I find
I do not like sushi
I do not like skiing or the opera
maybe I will in time
maybe I will in time
Seconds? Sure, I'd love some
Mmmmmm, yum!
Still more lyrics from the realm of the Dangerous Housewife . . .
