Well it's an open road
And it's full of life
Stretching on and on
But it stops somewhere
Because time keeps ticking away (4x)
Let me tell you about a boy
An average spud
He was twice in love
With two very different girls
Knowing life was short
He told them both the truth
But they already knew
Now he's a happy guy (3x)
Well it's a random turn
On a game show wheel
Unpredictable
And it stops somewhere
Because time keeps ticking away (4x)
Let me tell you about a man
A tragic case
Love kicked in his face
He shriveled up and died
From a broken heart
Reincarnated as a work of art
He's got a brand new start
Hey! (4x)
Now he's a happy guy (3x)
And it's full of life
Stretching on and on
But it stops somewhere
Because time keeps ticking away (4x)
Let me tell you about a boy
An average spud
He was twice in love
With two very different girls
Knowing life was short
He told them both the truth
But they already knew
Now he's a happy guy (3x)
Well it's a random turn
On a game show wheel
Unpredictable
And it stops somewhere
Because time keeps ticking away (4x)
Let me tell you about a man
A tragic case
Love kicked in his face
He shriveled up and died
From a broken heart
Reincarnated as a work of art
He's got a brand new start
Hey! (4x)
Now he's a happy guy (3x)
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Basically the synopsis for Natsuki Subaru from the show Re: Zero in song form. Why Devo wanted to make a song about a character from an anime 3 decades later is beyond me, but still very fitting.
About a guy who kept going into relationships, getting hurt, breaking up, seeing a pattern, ceasing the pattern even though he would never love again (shrivel up), but is now happy as a result of not having to deal with vermin
Always figured it was more like, he got into relationships with two different women. When he comes clean and tells both of them the truth, they are already aware and they all have a romp together in the bedroom, making him a ‘happy guy’. Knowing funny pervy Devo, that may be the story.