Steely Dan

Cringemaker

Steely Dan


What ever happened to my college belle 
When did she turn into the wife from hell 

Cringemaker 
What are we coming to 
Cringemaker 
What have they done to you 

In the beginning we rode high on the hog 
Down in the kitchen now it's dog eat dog 

Our little Cringemaker up on the second floor 
Sweet little Cringemaker 
Hey listen cringemaker who locked the bedroom door 
Sweet little Cringemaker 
Sweet little Cringemaker 

And every time I go to make my play 
She rolls mighty boulders in my way 

Say little cringemaker it's such a bumpy ride 
Hey little cringemaker thought you were on my side 

And every time I get to have my say 
She just laughs and looks the other way 

Oh little cringemaker this time you hurt my pride 
Sweet little cringemaker 
Say little cringemaker where am I gonna hide 
Sweet little Cringemaker 
Sweet little cringemaker 

Nobody told us when we started out 
Just what this life is really all about 
Sometimes I wonder and you do too 
If I could do it all over would I 
Still do it all over you 

She calls me Daddy and I just go numb 
Down in the bottom where the love comes from 
Sweet little cringemaker what happened on the way 
Sweet little cringemaker to where we are today 

I try to figure but I'm way too dumb 
How we got here from where we started from 
Cringe I guess we always knew 
Swee' little who we would turn into 
Sweet little Cringemaker