Nanny State Fiddler Lyrics

I talked to my banjo guy on Friday

I sent him a message in the clear

I asked him to fly down to St. Pete... we hoped a violin might appear

And sure enough that message, that plaintext on the wire

Was intercepted by a fiddler... with a three-letter qualifier

She said, 'I'm the Nanny State Fiddler'

I fiddle with your data every day

A nanny state fiddler plays the violin this way

And much to my amazement, she showed up on my porch

She wore a suit and had dark shades, but her instrument had been torched

She had learned just about all my songs from a warrantless wiretap

But she played them all like I'd never seen... with a broke stroke and a slap

She's the nanny state fiddler

She fiddles with your data every night

A nanny state fiddler

Replays her darkness in your light

She saved me from myself when I almost wronged the man

She knew me better than my mom and dad... maybe that was the plan

She said, 'let me fiddle with your life, new friend'

I'll be your backbeat

And if you need a listening ear, I'll be eavesdropping from my seat

I'm the nanny state fiddler

I read your data when I can

I get a little lonesome when I read your math cuz it messes with my plan

I'm the nanny state fiddler

I read your data every day

A nanny state fiddler plays the violin this way

I'm the nanny state fiddler

I fiddle with your data every night

A nanny state fiddler

Replays your darkness in her light