Mr. Albatross Songtext
von Bob Nanna

I thought ′17 was rough
But I wasn't hard enough
Putting all my foolish trust in Modern Love
And your latest date didn′t go so great
So I stayed awake and paced
Tried not to drink too much
But it got too late

Mr. Albatross, circling above
A birds eye view of simply true, disintegrating love
Bad omen bringer, lingering so,
The ghost that just must go

I was looking high and low
For a job to help me grow
So I identified the worst I'd ever know
Now maybe you're feeling uptight
About my latest lack of light
Or maybe you got wise about
The track of your own life


With Mr. Albatross and geriatric cat
Forever shedding on the bedding and forgetting where the litter′s at.
The wailing that wakes you when you are out cold
This too is growing old

If it seems one-sided
I was not invited to the club
Where everyone can feel supported
And my therapy alone
Must be a god forsaken drone
To the doctor
Constantly checking her phone

Mr. Albatross, a problematic gnat
An ever-present over-feeling squealing vampire bat
Hard to ignore, throwing signals at the floor
Nibbling at your neck

So I won′t dare text again about my heaviness
About my latest greatest moments of distress
I can't recall one kiss
Despite this evidence
Frame 4 on the photo strip


At least three bars where I can walk
I can drink and I can talk until
All my blessed friends have had their fill
Then some trigger from a song
Makes me ghost and then I′m gone
I'm so sorry about the bill, oh well, so long

Mr. Albatross, a burden of a beast
Dangling now way down at your feet
All my weight is yours to take
My gift to you in lieu of cake
Ain′t life great?