I Dont Trust Words by The Kennedys Lyrics

If I dare to ask a question and expect an answer true
It's only 'cause I ask it of myself as well as you
Oh, and I extract confessions, and I do it very well
The handcuffs are precautions to protect you from yourself, 'cause

I don't trust words
I don't trust words
I don't trust words
And neither should you

That stocking cap philosopher, I think I knew the man
As crazy as Kentucky and as modern as Japan
He raided the unspeakable and came away with this
That all the words yet written were not worth a single kiss

I read a book called silence, and every page was white
I studied it most carefully and well into the night
And when I'd learned its lessons, I tucked it safe away
I locked it in the glove box, and I sold the car next day

So I don't expect to see you for a very long, long time
But, baby, just remember that your life and mine did rhyme
And if you ever see someone that looks a lot like me
If I tell you that it isn't, then it surely couldn't be