Other Side Of Town Lyrics - Fair And Square - John Prine

Why must you always seem to criticize me? 

I seems like everything I do just turns out wrong 

Why don't you come on out and despise me 

So I could pack my bag and baby I'd be gone? 

Remember when you used to call me honey 

Well, I'd turn around and call you honey too 

You might think it's a joke, but it ain't funny 

To hurt someone who's so in love with you 

A clown puts his make-up on upside down 

So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown 

You might think I'm here when you put me down 

But actually I'm on the other side of town 

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My body's in this room with you just catching hell 

While my soul is drinking beer down the road a spell 

You might think I'm listening to your grocery list 

But I'm leaning on the jukebox and I'm about half way there 

A clown puts his make-up on upside down 

So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown 

You might think I'm here when you put me down 

But actually I'm on the other side of town 

I'm sittin' on a chair just behind my ear 

Playing dominoes and drinking some ice cold beer 

When you get done talking I'll come back downstairs 

And assume the body of the person you presume who cares 

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A clown puts his make-up on upside down 

So he wears a smile even when he wears a frown 

You might think I'm here when you put me down 

But actually I'm on the other side of town 

I'm across the river on the other side of town 

In my mind I'm going to the dog racing side of town