The same long faces in the workman's hall
Caramel crisp counts his birds
Cliff chip's lines up his dominoes
Kingfisher lead singer calms his nerves
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, drowning
Working, smirking, learning, burning, sleeping
Thieving, cheating, beating
I'm eating I'm deep in a goldfish bowl
It's sink or swim
The hall down town just burns to the ground
My boxing ring turned to ash
Red head ginger bread sells tickets at the door
Stella sleep walks in the sand
I'm drinking, sinking, swimming, drowning
Working, smirking, learning, burning
Sleeping, thieving, cheating, beating
I'm eating I'm deep in a goldfish bowl
It's sink or swim they're looking in
Hard up outta luck time to ride the village bike
A bike been used ten times or more
Grape vine here's the wife
Lays down her royal flush
I think I've lost another wife


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Goldfish Bowl Lyrics as written by Richard Mark Jones Kelly Jones

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    I love this song, but i have no idea what it means. Maybe the person before me is right, does anyone else know?

    !soniaon February 03, 2008   Link

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