Annie Moriondo - Professor Jones Lyrics

He had a brand new degree and a head full of doubt
Mom and Dad said, "Son, better figure it out"
So he called them from a hostel in Jerusalem
Said "I guess I'll go back, study biochem"

Now his car is always broken and he's always broke
He was feeling like the punch line of a practical joke
Until one night in the lab about half past ten
A genius in stilettos made him think again

'Cause she led him by the hand through her office door
And the lab coats fell on the tile floor
He was getting awfully tired of sleeping alone
Did he pass or did he fail, that night
With Professor Jones?

He knows she's married to a Wall Street king
Who stopped giving a damn once he gave her the ring
He knows she's got a couple sons almost his age
Makes him feel like he's stuck in the Oedipal stage

Now mornings in the lab are a little strange
They haven't said a word about it, but something's changed
It's hard to make small talk with the department head
When you're trying not to think of what she did in bed

'Cause she led him by the hand through her office door
And the lab coats fell on the tile floor
He was getting awfully tired of sleeping alone
Did he pass or did he fail, that night
With Professor Jones?

She's got brains and charm and a Nobel prize
So nobody seems to care about her wandering eyes
And if anyone objects, they have yet to say
Every time she takes on a new protégé

He walked into her office with a bottle of wine
Said "I'll pick you up Friday, at a quarter to nine"
She said "Calm down buddy, this is no big thing
You're a real nice kid, but it was just a fling"

And now he spends his days staring at a petri dish
And his nights at the bar, where he drinks like a fish
Until a guy in khaki pants buys him one more brew
And says "Once upon a time, Jones got me too"

'Cause she led him by the hand through her office door
And the lab coats fell on the tile floor
He was getting awfully tired of sleeping alone
Did he pass or did he fail, that night
With Professor Jones?

Yes, she led him by the hand through her office door
And the lab coats fell on the tile floor
He was getting awfully tired of sleeping alone
Did he pass or did he fail, that night
With Professor Jones?