Girlyman - The Person You Want lyrics

rate me

Oh yeah, I talk a good game

But every time I try to play it

I lose my house and my name

Beg in the street for spare change

Oh yeah, I pull a good trick

Right out of my hat like I'm dead sure

Then I fall just like pick up sticks

All over the dining room floor

Ah, just throw this old heart to the mad dogs

One day you'll wake up and see

The person you want me to be

Oh yeah, I know what I know

And sometimes I think that's enough for

One little life on the road

A suitcase, a skyline, a show

Oh yeah, I'm always in here

Behind the old boxwoods and shed doors

Hiding my plums and my fears

The old owners planted before

Ah, just throw me like flax to the blackbirds

One day you'll wake up and see

The person you want me to be

From this rooftop, the leaves and the sky

All wake up from blind misbelievings

And give it another good try

The cardinals all landing and leaving

Oh yeah, I want what I want

A bird in the hand and a letter

Signed and sealed with a cross,

A kiss, and a promise for more

Ah, I train like I'm training an old dog

Loyal, determined you'll see

The person you want me to be

Ah, just throw this old heart to the Black Sea

One day you'll wake up and see

The person you want me to be