I painted your house To pretty up the town I know what it's like When we're caught between a crowd I know you feel alone Perhaps it's time we grow Get out on your own To build a better Rome Run, head for the hills And bundle up the kids We're planning a plot And praying that our luck Gets better I'm piling up my plates Counting what I've ate Because I've got places to go And I need to fit my clothes I'm grabbing at straws And bringing you along Time can tell its tales And I only half as well As long as I'm this far My face won't play the part Or fit into the mold To do what I've been told I painted your house To pretty up the town I try to be good But all I do is wrong I know you feel alone Perhaps it's time we grow And get out on your own Build a better Rome I've been on the road Trying to make a start And all my pretty things They just fall apart But now I'm coming home And bringing my guitar I let slip a god It's nothing that I want