The Park Avenue Sobriety Test - Joel Plaskett

This is the Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s a kick in the teeth, it’s the hornet’s nest

It’s the Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s the cold hard light of day

It’s the pain in your heart, it’s the look in your eyes

When all of your friends are dropping like flies

It’s the hole in the sky when a young man dies

And you just want to go to sleep

When you finally sleep, you imagine a world

It’s a beautiful world, filled with beautiful girls

And the girls in your world, the one you imagined

They all want to know your name

So you tell them your name and they give you their number

As you’re calling them up, you awake from your slumber

Cause your landlord’s outside, he’s driving a hummer

And you’re starting to catch a cold

This is the Park, Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s a kick in your face, it’s the hornet’s nest

It’s the Park, Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s the cold hard light of day

It’s the kid on the street, he’s having a ball

And you’re watching his feet, ‘cause he’s kicking a ball

And he don’t need a phone and he don’t need the mall

And a tear rolls down your cheek

It’s the guy at the bank, he’s cashing a cheque

That the government sent ‘cause he’s out on the deck

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Some people are wealthy, others are rich

Some people complain, others just bitch

It might take a second to tell which is which

But the devil is in the details

This is the Park, Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s a kick in the teeth, it’s the hornet’s nest

It’s the Park, Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s the cold hard light of day

It’s the girl at the bar, she’s pouring a drink

She’s taking your dough, and you think that she winks

So you ask her your name and she tells you a lie

‘Cause Frank’s not a woman’s name

Last call has been called and now Frank’s closing down

You’re out on the street and there’s no one around

And it’s raining outside, in whiskey you’ve drowned

Now you’re walking across a bridge

And you’re sobering up and you get to the park

And it’s sketchy as hell and it’s totally dark

When you’re one of a kind you can’t get on the Ark

So zip up your jacket and go home

This is the Park Avenue Sobriety Test

It’s a kick in the teeth, it’s the hornet’s nest

It’s the Park, Park Avenue Sobriety Test

This is the cold hard light of day

This is the cold hard light of day

This is the cold hard light of day