So this is the house The house that we built So this is the car The car that we bought So these are the things The things that money can buy You say that you want them Well so do... Oh, what's this direction Oh darlin', anyway? 'Cause for the things you want There's a price you pay Distraction Keeping you from me And it's distraction Keeping me from where I want to be Distraction For a moment or a mile The days turn into weeks The weeks keep turning Well, I wake up And I walk around Remember what I'm doing here I break down And I clean up And I make the bed we sleep in You wake up And you walk around While I'm still sleeping We're always in a hurry for love, not money And the line's always busy while we're trying to get through Oh, what's this direction Oh darlin', anyway? 'Cause for the things you want There's a price you pay Distraction Keeping you from me And it's distraction Keeping me from where I want to be Distraction For a moment or a mile The days turn into weeks The weeks keep turning Oh, what's this direction Oh darlin', anyway? 'Cause for the things you want There's a price you pay Distraction Keeping you from me And it's distraction Keeping me from where I want to be Distraction For a moment or a mile The days turn into weeks Distraction Keeping you from me Distraction Keeping me from where I want to be Distraction Keeping you from me Keeping me away from you Keeping you away from me Keeping me away from you Keeping you away from me Keeping me away from you Keeping you away from me Keeping me away from you Keeping you away, you away, oh