Like Riding A Bike

from Instructions For Chess by Tollbooth

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I read the rules
And they didn't convince me
You can tell 'em you wanna go
But they don't have to listen

Giving out your hand for the first prize
Getting out your head on a white lie
It's only diction
And all Les Halles can get the fix in

It's just like riding a bike

It's just like riding a bike

If I could trace over the image
You'd see me sooner
If I don't get it all together
I'll see you later
I'll see you later

The key can be elastic
Cooperative acting out
You think you'll just forget it
You think you'll never talk about

The day you met yourself
And left the shelf
To hear the tick of a clock
The smooth stone in the well
Is anything but breaking down

It's just like riding a bike

It's just like riding a bike

You always fall
But you get back on again
You always fall
And you never see an end

It's a mechanical reaction
The slinky stole attention
A blithering attraction
You can't stop

It's a mechanical reaction
The slinky stole attention
A blithering attraction
You can't stop

It's just like riding a bike

It's just like riding a bike

It's just like riding a bike

It's just like riding a bike

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from Instructions For Chess, released February 29, 2024

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