John Wesley Harding
The Person You Are (Folk Upstarts)
[Intro]
Can we have a bit more Steve in the—?
Bit more Steve in the cans please. Yep, that's fine. Okay.
One two, one two three
[Verse 1]
I put my forehead to the door
I heard the famous sound of infidelity
Looks like I loved and lost once more
Oh, but all's fair in love and war supposedly
I couldn't even burst in on you
See scrabbling sheets, hear your excuse
Give you the evil eye or verbal abuse
[Chorus]
Why do you do what you do
When the things that you do hurt thе person you are?
Why do you do what you do
When thе things that you do hurt the person you are?
[Verse 2]
I slam my glass down on the bar
My problems they hit the floor so gracefully
I don't know where I parked the car
That's okay, tonight I'm on the town without me
Tonight it's just me and my evil twin
The one who slips one more drink in
The one who slips away when I start sinking
[Chorus]
Why do you do what you do
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
Why do you do what you do
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
[Post-Chorus]
The person you are
The person you are
[Verse 3]
I got a job to pay the rent
Put people out of work by repositioning
Now no one's sitting on the fence
Whose garden will we end up sitting in?
It's getting much too hot to heal the sky
And it stings too much to open up our eyes
To fundamental truths that we hold as lies
[Chorus]
Why do we do what you do
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
Why do you do what you do
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
Why do we do what you do
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
Why do you do what you do
When the things that you do hurt the person you are?
[Post-Chorus]
They hurt the person you are
The person you are
The person you are
The person you are
[Outro]
The person
The person
Person, yeah