A Quiet Man

I'm making hardcore moves, give me that fucking microphone
Unless the weather improves I'll
Drift along in a sea of known unknowns
Shuffling my papers and my salivary glands
The whole world a stage and I'm on
Stage, I got the whole world in my hands

But I'm a quiet man
I'm such a quiet man
Camera shy and pee shy
The furthest thing from inspiring

What a glorious feeling to be standing here amongst all of you
I only wish my mama could've been here to see me up here tonight

I never house an animal without thinking of its needs
I never create a manimal without understanding how it bleeds

But I'm a quiet man
A peaceful honest humane man
I much prefer to remain mute
I really don't have much to say

And I don't know what you think I saw out there that night,
But let me assure you that mum's the word.
I'm not gonna go trying to be a hero like Bobby in Safety and
Oversight, saying things I shouldn't say, no siree.
And I know he would like to say a few words here tonight but the
Government had him killed. And I see his lovely wife, widow,
Janice here tonight...
She's got a long difficult road ahead of her now.
Let's tell her how we'll always be there for her and buy her a gin
And tonic at the cash bar with a twist of lime.
If you don't get a little choked up just thinking
About all that, well, then you ain't got a soul, buddy

Oh and by the way

It don't take debonair or class
To make your mark in oil and gas
Just learn to look the other way
And it will all be okay
I swear it'll be okay