Elinor Murphy was nourished by TV
But her neighbors hadn’t a hunch
Late every morning she’d get up still yawning
And gobble some reruns for lunch
She ate the news and the EBS tests
Savored the game shows
But the talk shows tasted best
Elinor Murphy had stains on her shirtsleeves
A big head with not too much in it
Wind sun or rain inside deadening her brain
Never leaving the tube for minute
In her apartment watching all alone
She paid for cable
But not telеphone
Ultimately Elinor met with classic undеrthinker’s doom
Swelled and swelled and swelled and swelled
Until her body filled the living room
Elinor Murphy just died of self pity
When she saw what TV had cost her
Fat sick and dirty with film at 10:30
Her suicide note just said watch it
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The Long Afternoon Lyrics – Elinor Murphy