Piece of Work

I'm a piece of work, I'm iron and lace

I'm shy right up there in your face

I'm all dumbfounded, stubborn as an ass

Sharp as an arrow in a pile of glass

I'm a sweetheart, genius, restless jerk

Lord have mercy, I'm a piece of work

Well, the Lord made me on a long thin limb

Made sure I'd remember him

Or her in the middle of a long dark night

Creation crazy, death sheet white

Made in the image of a lion shocked lamb

I am who the hell I am

Never better, bad or worse

Down to the letter, I'm a piece of work

I'm a piece of work, I'm an angel's fiend

Bathed in lavender and gasoline

Scared, brave, shallow in an ink black well

Lightly browned in the fires of hell

Wicked, holy, full-on fake

Best known for my big mistake

I'm a Zen, wise, peaceful, gone berserk

Good God almighty, I'm a piece of work

I'm a dreadful sight and I just don't care

Spent all morning pulling out my hair

Woke at dawn with a crazy spin

Half the day trying to glue back in

Mother, Bloody Mary please

Wipe that smile right off of your knees

I'm a CEO of the mailroom clerks

Lord have mercy, what a piece of work

I'm a piece of work, I'm a lovesick boy

Cloth cap, caviar and corduroy

All over the map, just lost in space

With a filthy mind and a choir boy's face

Heels up, head down, straight on through

Watch out, woman, I'ma get to you

I'm a gladiator with a mind to irk

Good God almighty, I'm a piece of work

I'm a piece of work

I'm a piece of work

I'm a piece of work