There we stood on our dark and isolated planetoid
Shivering like a San Andreas windowpane
Suddenly looking up and seeing for the first time
The high suspended moon

Vain attempts with rocks to confront the thing
Failed like springloaded boots and cowboy lassoings
Suddenly we heard Julie for the very first time
And her voice was warm as June

She said 'What you need is a rocket,
But a rocket's not an easy thing to make.'
'We got one' we said, 'It's too low on gas
To get three feet above the grass.'

And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.

We perused our ramshackle rocketship
We observed its myriad requirements
We thought it needed a stronger hull
And electrical boosts and a year's worth of supplies

Well the news streched out like an octopus,
(da-na-na-na-na-na)
And in time it attracted a following
A following made of Freaks and Geeks of the very best kind
To enable us to fly.

What we had was a rocket when we finished
But a rocketship complete
With empty tanks, it's too low on gas
To get three feet above the grass

And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.

Moms, dads, people that we never see
People that we otherwise would never hang around with
No medallion, every general stands alone

Moms, dads, people that we never see
People that we otherwise would never hang around with
No medallion, every general stands alone

Be strong, honest, try and keep your nose clean
Julie's coming back with gasoline, oh!

And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.

And Julie said Futz.
Futz, said Julie.
'Futz around until my return'
The definition of "futz" was something we had yet to learn
But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.

But we tried to do it anyway, anyway
'Cause Julie we'll do anything you say.
Oh, I


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    It's actually about a Jewish promoter named Julie who lived in California who used to let the band stay at her house when they were touring out there. She told them to futz around until she got back to the house and Dan had never heard that word before. So yeah Lucio was the closest.

    Source: the band told me.

    ozzimandiason August 12, 2019   Link

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