They say he oversang it and that he didn't understand the words
was he a heavy drinker or just a fool to do their dirty work ?
you don't have to be clever, but to reach out you need a little heart
and David had a voice not even Fagen could outsmart
me, I like The Dan as much as any other guy
but the absence of David, was a knot they never could untie
and though I might disagree with a bunch of major dudes
I find them easier to admire than to listen to
and it's so easy to underestimate a pretty voice
all this useless beauty, come on let's go and make some noise !
but even Nash Kato had a go at Dirty Work
and though he overkilled it, he did it note by note, word by word
so, if you come across it, a voice that makes you want to cry
could be someone like David, could be a voice like mine
remember every singer is born with an achilles heel
we don't care about the song itself, but how it makes you feel
