Paint by Numbers

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When all the help in the world won't get you by When all the friends that you lean on let you down, you'll wonder why I see you there with your painting box And your oils and brushes and your artist's smocks What'll you do if the Muse gets lost when I'm gone? [Verse 2] You painted me in the way you said you knew I don't believe that I saw myself in anything you drew I say you never quite caught it right You say you see me in a different light What'll you do with your black and white when I'm gone? [Chorus] You paint by numbers I never noticed it before You paint by numbers It's just a closing of an open door When you're looking 'round You won't see me no more You paint by numbers [Verse 3] Staying here in this room just makes me pale I never really could fit into your geometric scale I see you measure my profile up And you mix your paints in a broken cup What'll you do if the brush gets stuck when I'm gone? [Chorus] You paint by numbers I never noticed it before You paint by numbers It's just a closing of an open door When you're looking 'round You won't see me no more You paint by numbers