Dead Man On Campus movie - Paint by Number lyrics

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Song by Self<br /><br>

In my dusty house, in my dirty clothes<br>

Seated in a town on the verge of extinction<br>

Struggling with a tune, alone I compose<br>

A bittersweet ditty 'bout an ex-girlfriend<br>

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So why bother with painful memories?<br>

Why tear out my heart for all the world to see?<br>

Why not paint by number<br>

Catchy melody<br>

Burn it up the charts with sweet simplicity<br>

Then do it again<br>

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Gotta get away, maybe we should stay<br>

Seated in a town on the verge of explosion<br>

New York and LA, no one listening anyway<br>

Busy predicting the next big thing<br>

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So why bother with changing scenery?<br>

Why pack up the car and move to California?<br>

Why not paint by number<br>

Catchy melody<br>

Playing all the parts in deadly harmony<br>

Then do it again<br>

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Put the keys into the car<br>

Put the car into drive<br>

You can take us to the moon<br>

Take us for a ride<br>

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In his dusty house, in his dirty clothes<br>

Seated in a town overrun by tourists<br>

Struggling with a tune, so alone he composes<br>

A bittersweet ditty in the 3rd person<br>

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So why star in your fictional stories?<br>

Why try to deny your criminals and thieves?<br>

Go ahead, Paint By Number<br>

Phony fake I.D.'s<br>

Burn it up the charts with sweet simplicity<br>

Then do it again<br>

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Put the keys into the car<br>

Put the car into drive<br>

You can take us to the moon<br>

Take us for a ride<br>

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