My Name Is Mathias

My name is mathias and I came to say this
I’ve got a big bushy beard and kissable lips
And I carry all my fat in my ass and my hips
The rest of me is skinny as a stick
In the sixties my mom was hip and mini-skirted
She was raised as a catholic but then she converted
‘cause she loved my dad’s religion and she loved him too
And that’s how I was born a jew
They lived and went to school in buffalo
But my dad decided that they had to go
The vietnam war would not be good for his health
And that’s how I was born in the commonwealth
Where we’re born and when we die
We can’t control that
And life in between is just war and combat
There are targets you can shoot for and mines to circumvent
But most of life is an accident
I’ve spent time in peterborough and in winnipeg
But leaving is living if you just use your legs
Everywhere is nice if you drink enough beer
So some days I’m there and some days I’m here
But it’s not about sowing my wild oats or whatever
I sowed my oats when I was young and I thought I was clever
And my oats all rotted in the field where they lay
So I’m oatless and unemployed these days
But I have a ukulele and I have a guitar
Though I don’t have a house or a kid or a car
I’d like to keep it that way for as long as I can
But you know what they say about the best laid plans
Where we’re born and when we die
We can’t control that
And life in between is just war and combat
There are targets you can shoot for and mines to circumvent
But most of life is an accident
And an accident is something that you don’t plan
Like the y chromosome between a woman and a man
One day I might get hit by a bus or get cancer
But right now all I am is a fabulous dancer
So dance with me baby
Put your hands on my hips
Kiss my aforementioned kissable lips
Wherever we are
Baby that’s where we’re at
My name is mathias
And I came to say that