Paint By Numbers Lyrics - Self

In my dusty house 

In my dirty clothes 

Seated in a town on the verge of extinction 

Struggling with a tune 

Alone I compose a bittersweet ditty 

About an ex-girlfriend 

But why bother with painful memories? 

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

Why not paint by number 

Catchy melody 

Burn it up the charts with sweet simplicity 

Then do it again 

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Gotta get away 

Maybe we should stay 

Seated in a town on the verge of explosion 

New York and LA 

No one listening anyway 

Busy predicting the next big thing 

So why bother with changing scenery? 

Why pack up the car and move to California? 

Why not paint by number 

Catchy melody 

Playing all the parts in deadly harmony 

Then do it again 

Put the keys into the car 

Put the car into drive 

You can take us to the moon 

Just take us for a ride 

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In his dusty house 

In his dirty clothes 

Seated in a town overrun by tourists 

Struggling with a tune so alone he composes 

A bittersweet ditty in the 3rd person 

So why star in your fictional stories? 

Why try to deny your criminal and thieves? 

Go ahead Paint By Number 

Phony fake I.D.'s 

Burn it up the charts with sweet 

Simplicity, then do it again 

-repeat chorus-