A               E                  C
Doted on like seeds planted in rows 
        G          D             A
The untied shoelaces of you life
                C#m                     E
Nurtured all year then pressed in a book 
        D               C#m           A
Or displayed in bad taste at the table 
            E                    G
Problems arise and you fan the fire 
                  D                              A
While there's a wild pack of dogs loose in your house tonight. 
         E                           C
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks 
                 D                   C
Add it up and basically people never change. 

                                     G
They just talk and make plans in the dark 
         C                          G
Or make haste with ideas that can't help 
                      C
But creep good people out 
             G                       C
As you talk to me too much you're assuming 
G                  D           E        C#m
We don't always want what's right. 

A                 E                          C
Did I strike the right set of chords? you're annoyed. 
       G         D                  A
The goal is to ignite you then move on. 
                C#m               E     
You feel ill at ease. you got no squeeze. 
          D               C#m              A
And the wise cracks won't make you more stable. 
                   E                     G
You've learned you lines to scale and to time. 
              D                         A
Why must I remind you now i'm only less able. 

                E                  C
Cut from bad cloth or soiled like socks 
                  D                           C
We're ordinary people we can't help but to change 
                     G
As we walk and make plans in the dark 
           C                         G
Or make haste with the boy who can't help 
                       C
But creep good people out. 
             G                       C
As you talk to me too much you're assuming 
                 D            E         C#m
We don't always want what's right. 

A             E                  G
Two fallen saplings in an open field. 
              D                  A
Snow padding gently on an empty bench. 
                    E            G
An old woman's jewelry lying unadorned. 
                D                    A
Cold nesting robins allied for the first time. 
                 E               G
I know when you hear these sappy lines 
                  D                     C
You'll roll your eyes and say "nice try".