Keep My Nose Clean
By That Beach Sound Cartel
[Intro]
Well, I fly right,
I toe the line,
And I do what Mama told me…
Most of the time.
[Verse 1]
I’ve always kept the straight and narrow,
Never wandered far astray,
I hold the door, I mind my manners,
And I work an honest day.
I don’t go looking for no trouble,
If it finds me, I just leave,
I’ve lived about as clean a life
As any man could lead.
[Chorus]
I fly right,
I toe the line,
I stay out of trouble
Most all of the time.
I mind my own business,
Don’t get drunk, loud, or mean,
But living here in Arizona,
I can’t keep my nose clean.
No, living here in Arizona,
I can’t keep my damn nose clean.
[Verse 2]
I’ve never robbed a liquor store,
Never cheated on my wife,
Never spent a Sunday morning
Running from the flashing lights.
I don’t gamble with the rent check,
I don’t lie, or steal, or fight,
I even use my turn signal,
And come to a full stop at night.
[Chorus]
I fly right,
I toe the line,
I stay out of trouble
Most all of the time.
I mind my own business,
Don’t get drunk, loud, or mean,
But living here in Arizona,
I can’t keep my nose clean.
No, living here in Arizona,
I can’t keep my damn nose clean.
[Verse 3]
When the palo verdes blossom,
And the desert winds kick in,
The dust comes rolling through the valley
Like the devil wearing skin.
The mesquite starts misbehaving,
Every weed joins the attack,
I blow my nose on Monday morning—
By Tuesday, it grows back.
[Bridge]
The preacher says, “Resist temptation.”
The sheriff says, “Obey.”
My doctor says, “Try Claritin,”
And take it every day.
I told him, “Doc, I’m living righteous.
I’m as decent as can be.”
He handed me a box of tissues
And said, “That remains to be seen.”
[Chorus]
I fly right,
I toe the line,
I stay out of trouble
Most all of the time.
I mind my own business,
Don’t get drunk, loud, or mean,
But living here in Arizona,
I can’t keep my nose clean.
There’s dust on every cactus,
There’s pollen in between,
And living here in Arizona,
I can’t keep my nose clean.
[Outro]
I’ve never been arrested,
I don’t cause no kind of scene…
[Sniff]
Anybody got a tissue?
I can’t keep my damn nose clean.
Standard License:
