4 x 10 (by Loudon Wainwright)

“It’s not strange, no mystery
You and I are history
I put up my protective wall
It’s four feet thick and ten feet tall

Ten feet tall and four feet thick
Granite, concrete, steel and brick
Protection for, you understand
The little boy in a man

Boys kiss the girls then make them cry
That’s a man’s job, that is why
When you cry you’re just a clone
Of every woman I have known

And every Harry, Dick and Tom
Gets all of this shit from his Mom
Who was unhappy, Mom was sad
Because of a wall that Dad had

And once it’s up it won’t come down
And Mom’s a queen and Dad’s a clown
It’s not strange, no mistery
That you and I are history

It’s four feet thick and ten feet tall”

These are the lyrics to 4 x 10, a song by Loudon Wainwright III. It’s available on his live album, So Damn Happy, as well as his record History.

Philipp Lenssen on Thursday, Feb 9 2006 reg. Male/female communication.