Well I’ve been huddled up alone By the fire even though I’m not exactly feeling cold
And I’ve been bundled up for days Too confused to be amazed At all the icy water in my veins
Why do I feel so alone? Yeah I’ve been moving in and out Of this old split-level house
And I’d just as soon burn the whole place down ‘Cause I quit working lumberyards To build a mansion out of cards
But I feel thin behind these paper walls Why do I feel so alone? ‘Cause the angriest bark is always worse than the bite Like the ache in my chest that my heart didn’t invite
But if the prettiest romance isn’t perfectly right That makes every love lost just a holiday every night Well I’ve been painting through the night In the basement out of sight
Brushing paper tigers black and white ‘Cause come tomorrow afternoon I’ll fill a helium balloon And set them free into the baby blue sky So they won’t have to be alone
‘Cause the angriest bark is always worse than the bite Like the ache in my chest that my heart didn’t invite But if the prettiest romance isn’t perfectly right That makes every love lost just a holiday every night
But when I close these heavy lids after dark Each sweet dream is a target And all my shots are so consistently wide of the mark
‘Cause the angriest bark is always worse than the bite Like the ache in my chest that my heart didn’t invite But if the prettiest romance isn’t perfectly right That makes every love lost just a holiday every night
Just a holiday every night Just a holiday every night Just a holiday every night
Well I’ve been huddled up alone By the fire even though I’m not exactly feeling cold
But how my heartache hit the trail When a paper tiger tail Fluttered down, I guess I’ll never know