Rice - Lyrics - Dan Bern

He had just returned from Monte Carlo He was on his way to Japan And everything they did made me want to emulate them Made me want to be just like them And his wife, looking very Japanese Had never been to Japan She sang Japanese songs I tried my best to sing along And the sky was gray And it looked like it might rain And I decided that I was only eating rice from then on And he spoke of places and of people that I knew very well And I asked about them, it seemed painful for him to speak She said maybe later, if we go to the movies you can speak He was reading heavy books and seemed burdened by his knowledge She wore a thin Japanese robe And the sky was gray And it looked like it might rain And I decided that I was only eating rice from then on Hey, sweet dreams, great teacher Hey, great teacher, sweet dreams Hey, sweet dreams, great teacher Hey, great teacher, sweet dreams I will meditate each morning at the sunrise I will write down all of my dreams I will travel on the backroads I will keep myself open to whatever Every day I will learn a secret language I will make my living in the casino With 11 or less against a bust card I will double down And the sky is gray And it looks like it might rain And I've decided that I'm only eating rice from now on The sky is gray And it looks like it might rain And I've decided that I'm only eating rice from now on Hey, sweet dreams, great teacher Hey, great teacher, sweet dreams Hey, sweet dreams, great teacher Hey, great teacher, sweet dreams