The Person You Want

Oh yeah, I talk a good game
But every time I try to play it
I lose my house and my name
Beg in the street for spare change
Oh yeah, I pull a good trick
Right out of my hat like I’m dead sure
Then I fall just like pick up sticks
All over the dining room floor
Ah, just throw this old heart to the mad dogs
One day you’ll wake up and see
The person you want me to be
Oh yeah, I know what I know
And sometimes I think that’s enough for
One little life on the road
A suitcase, a skyline, a show
Oh yeah, I’m always in here
Behind the old boxwoods and shed doors
Hiding my plums and my fears
The old owners planted before
Ah, just throw me like flax to the blackbirds
One day you’ll wake up and see
The person you want me to be
From this rooftop, the leaves and the sky
All wake up from blind misbelievings
And give it another good try
The cardinals all landing and leaving
Oh yeah, I want what I want
A bird in the hand and a letter
Signed and sealed with a cross
A kiss, and a promise for more
Ah, I train like I’m training an old dog
Loyal, determined you’ll see
The person you want me to be
Ah, just throw this old heart to the Black Sea
One day you’ll wake up and see
The person you want me to be