wound up
m. morello
c. 2005, new view music


no change, she said
he begs to differ
convincing him otherwise
feeding her a head full of compromise
giving her his bumper sticker philosophy
to make up for apology
life's script on strips of paper
in his pocket
that she can hide in a locket, now

sittin' pretty for awhile
like leisure's goin' out of style
and it's written on my face
that there's no room for me
and no one to take my place

you dumb up my life
it's just the way we're wound up
how will we wind up?
how will we wind up?
how will we wind up?
how will we wind up?
only you know
the answer to that question
i don't know
i give up

where is the follow-the-crowd crowd now
are they reminiscin' the old days
of friday night conquests
and stories on saturdays
time and time again

wastin' wishes on green lights
makin' a matching pair
of his and hers mays and mights
it's written all over my face
that there's no room for me
and no one to take my place

you dumb up my life
it's just the way we're wound up
how will we wind up?
how will we wind up?
how will we wind up?
how will we wind up?
only you know
the answer to that question
well, i don't know
i give up

i don't know
i give up