This thing won’t run Software’s installed I’d rather not resort to tech support It’s the seventh time I’ve called Where do I sign? Which one is the dotted line? All the big vocabulary I know in theory The print’s just too fine The lane bends left This route looks strange Not like it’s been years since I moved here Not like the town has hardly changed I can do anything I set my mind to Practically inept But I’m taking baby steps I can do anything I set my mind to I can play the man Behind the curtain, someone hold my hand This bulb won’t change It’s in too tight If only there were eight of me Collectively, I’m sure we’d get it right This kid won’t talk He’s read the script He’d love to improvise But the worldly wise have left him tight-lipped Maybe it’s charming Maybe I’m quaint A gentleman to hold revolving doors And lay my jacket down in wet paint I can do anything I set my mind to Practically inept But I’m taking baby steps I can do anything I set my mind to I can play the man Behind the curtain, someone hold my hand Look what I got for my birthday A year’s worth of “how’s” “For future references” and “old enough’s” And “you should know by now’s”

Eye for eye and limb for limb A hand for what she took Who is she to wash it clean Or take a second look You got people crunching numbers Got to play by the book She’s a leper, she’s a sinner, she’s a crook Amazing grace, how sweet the sound Sing like a siren to bring her down She once was lost, so you ran her aground So it goes, so it always comes around So it goes, so it always comes around Lay your heart bare See what they would find Who among them would care Your skeletons are guarded God knows you’re well-regarded And God forbid that they should stare So trade in the bread And the blood of the lamb For a cold neon letter A blood-scarlet stamp Repentance duly noted But it isn’t worth a damn She’s a harlot, she’s a slut, she’s a tramp Amazing grace, how sweet the sound Sing like a siren to bring her down She once was lost, so you ran her aground So it goes, so it always comes around So it goes, so it always comes around Eye for eye and limb for limb A log for a speck The greatest of these and all that he sees To keep her in check Son of God, did you die for our respect? To save face or to save a wretch?

It’s a beautiful day Go on, get out, make the rounds Make new friends Well, I wish I could But I’ve never been good with my hands A little patience, a little more glue And a little diplomacy I’d rather sit and complain that my model train Never starts a conversation with me I’ve got an elusive friend in you Not exactly fair weather But you’re better when the sky turns blue Well, I found a good spot to lurk I’m still learning how to network But I’m an expert at passing up a drink And all my psychic powers Getting drained by the hour This bar’s too loud to hear myself think I’ve got an elusive friend in you Not exactly fair weather But you’re better when the sky turns blue I’ve got an elusive friend in you We’re a plausible fit But you’re scared to commit I think it’s time we have the small talk You should know what you’re getting into See, I’m prone to paranoia Don’t leave me room to second guess I mistake manners for affection And quick goodbyes for callousness Point taken I’ve not been forsaken It’s just a rain check I’ll take what I can get I put my faith in a fable Knights of the cool kids table I’m bad with names, have we met? You’ve got an elusive friend in me Not exactly fair weather Not a state of emergency You’ve got an elusive friend in me Not exactly fair weather But I’m better with a gentle breeze You’ve got an elusive friend in me If you’ve got a moment to share I’ll be there to a certain degree You’ve got an elusive friend in me Not exactly fair weather But you better not let me freeze

Don’t wake him if he’s sleeping Our friend needs his rest Is it all for your glory? Is it all for the best? Twelve hours watching our steps Until our watch is done We trip and fall with the evening And rise with the sun Come and see where they laid him Come and see That we may know how you loved him Come and see Brief as the mist That gathers only to clear Our brother would have beat this If only you’d been here Come and see where they laid him Come and see That we may know how you loved him Come and see Don’t wake him if he’s sleeping Our friend needs his rest Is it all for your glory? Is it all for the best? I offer my shoulder To the one who shamed the grave As you who broke our shackles Break down beside the cave Come and see where they laid him Come and see That we may know how you love him Come and see

Warm against his summer love They’ve finally seen it through Her hand finds comfort in his touch While others just make do With lullabies, familiar sighs Embedded in their chests Rehearsed so well and set between The verses they know best You know it’s just alright The sick one’s singing prayers tonight You know it’s just alright if he stands with me We see summer dawns like winter nights I’m stubborn in the cold For all I claim to know and feel I’ve never felt that old It’s the way I laugh shows where I stand And not the way I cry Missteps can put on quite a show If you let them slide on by You know it’s just alright The sick one’s singing prayers tonight You know it’s just alright if he stands with me You know it’s not so trite Letters made of tea and street lights You know it’s just alright if it’s half that easy I breathe so much cleaner after spring I’m careless with goodbyes She’ll see him when she’s settled in The company’s always nice I’m mapping out some new traditions Makeshift holidays Don’t know if they’ll survive the season But I know they’re here to stay You know it’s not the fight It’s the thirteen hour mornings keeping me uptight But you know it’s just alright You know it’s just alright You know it’s just alright Guess it’s bound to be