You see here's the good in falling
For a girl who's got a clue
She'll tell you what to think
And how to dress
She'll tell you what to do
And when there's an open window
She'll know just how to fall through
So you can catch her coming down
And say you just enjoyed the view
And when she wants a warm vacation
Say you don't know how to fly
Cause everything goes better when you lie
There you go
Playing all your tricks on me
As if I'm the type of fool to let you
Fall and break your heart
Or do you know me so well you can see
The blinders I forgot to leave
Behind the last time I was in this mess
Take her to some well lit patio
With bebop on the radio
And she'll sit down and sober start to cry
And tell you about wretched things
Her father teaching her to sing
As strangers amble aimlessly on by
Oh but if you're bright and if you're quick
You'll say some piece awful slick
And she'll find something steady in your eye
Oh but there you go
Playing all your tricks on me
As if I'm the type of fool to let you
Fall and break your heart
Or do you know me so well you can see
The blinders I forgot to leave
Behind the last time I was in this mess
Oh so love me good and love me right
Love me as if loving me might
Make something of this dismal century
Or do you know me so well you can see
The rottage underneath the trees
I planted last time I was in this mess
Oh but there you go
Playing all your tricks on me
As if I'm the type of fool to let you
Fall and break your heart
Or do you know me so well you can see
The blinders I forgot to leave
Behind the last time I was in this mess
Oh so fix me good and fix me right
Cause if you don't then I just might
Amble aimlessly away a while
Or do you know me so well you can see
What I'll do before it's clear to me
Like some kind creature keeping me in sight
And if so I'd best keep you by my side
Cause everything gets better when you die