[Verse 1]
Everybody is waiting for everybody to get out
I'll join 'em talking 'bout the people everybody talk about
And all the pretty people party while the petty people pout

[Chorus]
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down

[Verse 2]
We could have given up early when it was dark still, not light
Now it's the 48th hour of a two-day night
And all the pretty people party while the petty people fight

[Chorus]
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down

[Bridge]
A jack-of-all-trades and a master of none
Why do I have to be bored with being foolish and young?
The show isn't over, but I'm long since gone
I feel like I let them down when I don't wanna trade my sunshine for a cloudy night
[Verse 3]
But everybody's pretending the sun won't ever come out
(Pickin' it up but then I put it back down)
I'll join 'em talking 'bout whatever everybody talks about
(Pickin' it up but then I put it back down)
And all the pretty people party while the petty people shout

[Chorus]
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down
Pickin' it up but then I put it back down