WORKIN' MY LINGO performed by K & W written by Johnny Elkins
Lyrics Definitions
Language is now goin' on...Language is now goin' on...
Gotta get that lingo down, gonna turn my life around
though I won't get too profound deep
you'll know I'm bound for higher ground
But if I'm full of pretense, phony display
cause my words are so immense large
and my thoughts are too intense extreme in strength or degree
hope this prevents an embarrassing sequence
I'm workin' my lingo oh-oh
I once would guess - now I speculate guess
I used to blur now I obfuscate confuse
I don't say cool I say nonchalant unconcerned
I don't say scholar I say savant learned scholar, wise man
Gotta get my lingo up, cause without my words I'm stuck —
don't try to interrupt
with a little luck — you can hear my mind erupt —
don't let me go too fast — want the words within your grasp —
makin' this an easy task as the words go past is an awful lot to ask
I'm workin' my lingo oh—oh — I once held back now I suppress conceal
Things used to blend now they coalesce come together
I once would guess now I speculate —
I used to blur now I obfuscate — I'm workin'…
Instead of pertinent it's germane — relevant
now I don't show scorn I display disdain contempt
I don't say cool, I say nonchalant — I don't say scholar I got savant —
I'm workin'….
We're educated — motivated — moved to action
stimulated to excite to growth
We're captivated — elevated — attracted, fascinated
not manipulated handled dishonestly
Now I say plethora instead of a lot — overabundance
and I'll say obtain when I once said got
I used to be vulgar — crass, gross
now I'm ribald indecent, lewd
I was excused now I'm absolved — cleared
instead of calm I say phlegmatic not easily excited
Histrionic for over-dramatic— melodramatic
instead of indirect I get oblique not straight forward
I issue an utterance I used to speak something expressed vocally
Instead of start I instigate stir up
I don't destroy I obliterate — demolish
I'll say insipid instead of bland flat, tasteless
If a guy's intrepid he's a fearless man — brave
if a thing's unsavory it tastes bad flavorless
now I get perturbed not a little mad — agitated
and instead of read now I peruse glance over
I used to wonder now I muse meditate, consider, contemplate
while workin' my lingo oh—oh....
©2004 Johnny Elkins Music
