Marian Call - Whistle While You Wait Lyrics
When it's your first time in Tok and you're broke and just limping down the lineAnd it's forty below and you know that they know that you're a hopeful from OutsideAnd people speak distinctly as if you're foreignAnd you forgot to plug your car inAnd you're clearly overdressed, even for winterAnd your self-assurance slowly starts to splinterOh it takes a little effort to keep your head on straightTo laugh as if you mean it, to whistle while you waitIt takes a little effort to warm up one more smileTo bear another stare, to brave another mileWhen it's the first time you could get to West Hollywood and you're slathered in sunscreenAnd you drive really slow, so you know that they know that you're another Joe with a dreamAnd you're wearing your old secondhand blue jeansAnd you keep turning your head at limousinesAnd everybody else looks so damn prettyAnd you're feelin' extra grungy and extra indieOh it takes a little effort to hold your head up straightTo dress just like you want to, to whistle while you waitIt takes a little effort to not avert your eyesTo trust that you belong there -- it might just be yourself that you surpriseAnd when you're hopelessly lost in downtown Austin and the crowd's too cool for wordsAnd you don't wanna go but you know that they know you're one of thousands of songbirdsAnd you can't hardly be heard above the racket'Cause everybody there is tryin' to hack itAnd you've never been compelled to sleep outdoors yetSo you're feelin' all establishment and corporateOh it takes a little effort to keep your head on straightTo laugh and really mean it, to whistle while you waitIt takes a little effort to sometimes plug your earsTo play without pretensions, but also without fearBecause some of us will never quite feel the thrill of being safe in our own skinWhen it's your first time around you might flounder a bit 'til you fit inAnd although I do heartily admireFolks whose natural graces seem inspiredI expect the truly confident are fewerThan I am generally inclined to thinkAnd it's worth a little effort to look 'em in the eyeTo whistle while you're waiting, to flutter 'til you flyOh, it's worth a little effort and a lot of honestyIt's worth some work believingIt takes a little practice to learn to be
