Right
I was battling all night
Just to paint a picture of you
I got the colors tight
Value, saturation, and hue
I thought it was looking alright
In fact I thought it was pretty good
It’s sad but true
I varnished it up
Put it in a frame
You said “who’s that? What’s her name?”
I put down my brush and paints in shame
Either I don’t know you, or you just don’t know yourself
Or maybe I thought you were somebody else but
You keep the picture
I’ll keep the frame
Wrong
I forgot all the words to our song
I let the scented candles burn out
I spilled your wine on the bearskin rug
Made all the chocolate melt
My gestures never seemed to come out right
You were so uptight
You know I’m right
I took a photo
Or you in the rain
Looking like a drowning rat in a hurricane
I laser-printed it up and put it in a frame
It could have been funny, but you decided it wasn’t
I can’t argue anymore, it’s just too unpleasant
So you keep the picture
I’ll keep the frame
credits
from Renovator,
released October 28, 2018
written and performed by Jeff Badger
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