Free pen, cheap desk, coffee with a danish
Thirty years of paychecks, signed in blue
Pass me the keys back, hit me with a knee slap
"This will make a real man out of you"
Boxes on the white porch, open up the front door,
Creaking in the floor boards, smell the paint
Freezing on the first night, thinking through the math twice
Shadow in the hall keeps me awake
Light bulb flickers, I hear a little whisper
Don't worry, everybody feels a little first-time shiver
I've been told that once before,
But you won't make a fool out of me anymore
I've been sold a dream with demons creeping under the floor,
But you won't make a fool out of me anymore...
No you won't make a fool out of me anymore,
And I know you think you've caught me with the locks on the door
But you won't make a fool out of me anymore
Leak in the shower, papers on the counter
Cutting off the power by the first
She insists on, sleeping with the lamps on
She can hear the footsteps getting worse
Pipes are moaning every night, singing us a lullaby
Pills are by the bedside, to calm me down
Heater needs replacement, missed another payment
Scratching from the basement, getting loud
Porch light flickers, I hear a little whisper
This isn't what you promised, think about the life you swore to give her
I've been told that once before,
but you won't make a fool out of me anymore
I've been sold a dream with demons creeping under the floor,
but you won't make a fool out of me anymore...
No you won't make a fool out of me anymore,
And I know you think you've caught me with the locks on the door
But you won't make a fool out of me, no
Shuffle down the staircase, down beneath the rat race
Voices in the crawlspace, echo in my head
But then I see her dark hair, standing on the top stair
Calling for me, "love, come back to bed"
I didn't marry you for square feet, for gold rings
And I'm with you in the valleys, the bad dreams
And I know you're feeling heavy, but you're not alone to carry
And as long as we're together, I won't let the future scare me
I believed it all before,
But you won't make a fool out of me anymore
I've been sold a dream with demons creeping under the floor,
But you won't make a fool out of me anymore...
No you won't make a fool out of me anymore,
And I know you'll never trap me with some walls and a floor,
And you won't make a fool out of me anymore