The Utilities June 30, 2011 lyrics

I have filled books with trivia
with quotations and newspaper clippings
trying to convince myself of what you already know
But the fortune teller on the radio
is trying to change what I believe,
but if you will tell me what you want,
I'll tell you what I need:

I need to buy some money
so I can get a camera
and take pictures of pictures
until I remember the things you remember
and I know you better than you know yourself
And I need to chop some lumber
so I can build an easel
so I can paint your picture
and make you look so beautiful
until you love me even more than I love myself

I feel like one of the birds nesting out in the rafters
of the new Ag Center in town
All my friends will come and call me a coward,

but I'll defend myself, saying
“The pun was just too good to pass up,
it was just way too good for me to pass up”

There won't be water and blood spilling from my gut
as long as you come around
But it won't be small town talkers that'll talk me down,
back onto the ground

And now I need to buy some money
so I can buy a camera
and take pictures of pictures
until I remember the things you remember
and I know you better than you know yourself
And I need to chop some lumber
so I can build an easel
and I will paint your picture
and I will show you how beautiful you are
until I love you even more than I love myself