Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
SARAH:
Darling--
HARRY:
Yes?
SARAH:
Robert.
HARRY:
What?
SARAH:
I worry.
HARRY:
Why?
SARAH:
He's all alone.
There's no one--
HARRY:
Where?
SARAH:
In his life.
HARRY:
Oh.
SARAH:
Robert ought to have a woman.
Poor baby, all alone,
Evening after evening by the telephone.
We're the only tenderness he's ever known.
Poor baby!
JENNY:
David--
DAVID:
Yes?
JENNY:
Robert.
DAVID:
What?
JENNY:
I worry.
DAVID:
Why?
JENNY:
It's such a waste.
There's no one--
DAVID:
Where?
JENNY:
In his life.
DAVID:
Oh.
JENNY:
Robert ought to have a woman.
Poor baby, sitting there,
Staring at the walls and playing solitaire,
Making conversation with the empty air.
Poor baby!
[Later, as Robert takes April to bed]
SARAH:
Robert...
JENNY:
Bobby...
SARAH:
Robert, angel...
JENNY:
Bobby, honey...
SARAH:
You know,
No one
Wants you to be happy
More than I do,
No one,
But isn't she a little bit, well,
You know,
Face it,
Why her?
Better,
No one--
JENNY:
...wants you to be happy
More than I do,
No one,
But--
SARAH & JENNY:
Isn't she a little bit, well,
You know,
Face it--
SUSAN:
You know, no one
Wants you to be happy
More than I do--
AMY & JOANNE:
You know, no one
Wants you to be happy
More than I do,
No one,
But--
ALL:
Isn't she a little bit, well--
[Variously]
Dumb?
Tacky?
Vulgar?
Old?
Tall?
Aggressive?
Where is she from?
Neurotic?
Peculiar?
And cheap?
She seems so dead.
She's tall enough to be your mother.
And gross?
Depressing?
She's very weird.
And immature?
Goliath!
[Together]
Poor baby, all alone,
Throw a lonely dog a bone, it's still a bone.
We're the only tenderness he's ever known.
Poor baby!
Darling--
HARRY:
Yes?
SARAH:
Robert.
HARRY:
What?
SARAH:
I worry.
HARRY:
Why?
SARAH:
He's all alone.
There's no one--
HARRY:
Where?
SARAH:
In his life.
HARRY:
Oh.
SARAH:
Robert ought to have a woman.
Poor baby, all alone,
Evening after evening by the telephone.
We're the only tenderness he's ever known.
Poor baby!
JENNY:
David--
DAVID:
Yes?
JENNY:
Robert.
DAVID:
What?
JENNY:
I worry.
DAVID:
Why?
JENNY:
It's such a waste.
There's no one--
DAVID:
Where?
JENNY:
In his life.
DAVID:
Oh.
JENNY:
Robert ought to have a woman.
Poor baby, sitting there,
Staring at the walls and playing solitaire,
Making conversation with the empty air.
Poor baby!
[Later, as Robert takes April to bed]
SARAH:
Robert...
JENNY:
Bobby...
SARAH:
Robert, angel...
JENNY:
Bobby, honey...
SARAH:
You know,
No one
Wants you to be happy
More than I do,
No one,
But isn't she a little bit, well,
You know,
Face it,
Why her?
Better,
No one--
JENNY:
...wants you to be happy
More than I do,
No one,
But--
SARAH & JENNY:
Isn't she a little bit, well,
You know,
Face it--
SUSAN:
You know, no one
Wants you to be happy
More than I do--
AMY & JOANNE:
You know, no one
Wants you to be happy
More than I do,
No one,
But--
ALL:
Isn't she a little bit, well--
[Variously]
Dumb?
Tacky?
Vulgar?
Old?
Tall?
Aggressive?
Where is she from?
Neurotic?
Peculiar?
And cheap?
She seems so dead.
She's tall enough to be your mother.
And gross?
Depressing?
She's very weird.
And immature?
Goliath!
[Together]
Poor baby, all alone,
Throw a lonely dog a bone, it's still a bone.
We're the only tenderness he's ever known.
Poor baby!
Lyrics submitted by rav4guy
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