Painting by Numbers
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[Verse 1] The gates of the schoolyard are padlocked and chained To keep all the children in out of the rain The art teacher's preachin' the virtues of pastel shades You pay no attention, but it won't hurt your grades [Chorus] 'Cause you're paintin' by numbers, connectin' the dots They don't have to tell you you don't call the shots You jump when they say, "Jump!" and you don't ask, "How high?" 'Cause paintin' by numbers they know you'll get by Paintin' by numbers they know you'll get by [Verse 2] You take a position in the old man's firm He signs all the papers, you agree to the terms They let you run errands and you don't get days off You take out the garbage and hope it pays off [Chorus] 'Cause you're paintin' by numbers, connectin' the dots You work from the neck-down, you don't call the shots You jump when they say, "Jump!" and you don't ask, "How high?" 'Cause paintin' by numbers you know you'll get by Paintin' by numbers you know you'll get by [Instrumental] [Verse 3] You might be in grad school, up at M.I.T You might be down in the canal zone bein' all that you can be You might get to thinkin' you're ahead of the game But when you break it all down, it all comes out the same [Chorus] You're paintin' by numbers, connectin' the dots You work from the neck-down as often as not You jump when they say, "Jump!" and you don't ask, "How high?" 'Cause painting by numbers you know you'll get by You're paintin' by numbers, connectin' the dots You work from the neck-down, you don't call the shots You jump when they say, "Jump!" and you don't ask, "How high?" 'Cause paintin' by numbers you know you'll get by Paintin' by numbers you know you'll get by Paintin' by numbers you know you'll get by
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