Magic Hymie
Composer(s): Jerry Harrison; Nona Hendryx; B. Worrell
Performer(s): Jerry Harrison



It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it
It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it

If it were yesterday
Or any other day
I would have run away
Playing dumb
I would have stayed away
If it were afternoon
Or night or day
I would have run away
And put things off
And stayed away
Until another day, because

It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it
It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it

Sometimes you have to be
Stretched the wire
Before you can untie your hands
Before you move
Sometimes the gun must be
Held to your head
When there’s nothing left
When there’s nothing left
You can go ahead, because

It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it
It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it

Face the chair
Firing squad
Without the heat
To bring you fear
You’ll never know
What you can do

Keep it going (repeat)

So there’s a way out of that corner
you’ve painted yourself into 
And maybe you’re just gonna have to dig that ditch
a little bit deeper before you can get out of it 
Well do you just gotta stand up
I mean if you sit down all your life what are you gonna do? 
I mean you’re just gonna have to climb up right over
yourself and get out of there 
I mean that mess you’re in, you’re just gonna
have to get out of it 
You’re gonna have to decide you gonna do it 
You’re gonna have to decide you wanna do it, and
then you’re just gonna do it

So okay, all right, okay, okay, oh

It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it
It was my last attempt
It was my last defense
I didn’t think I could ever do it
Until I did it ...