Common Sense Lyrics by John Prine

Common Sense Lyrics

    You can't live together
    You can't live alone
    Considering the weather
    Oh my, how you've grown
    From the men in the factories
    To the wild kangaroo
    Like those birds of a feather
    They're gathering together
    And feeling
    Exactly like you

    They got mesmerized
    By lullabies
    And limbo danced
    In pairs
    Please lock that door
    It don't make much sense
    That common sense
    Don't make no sense
    No more

    Just between you and me
    It's like pulling
    When you ought to be shovin,
    Like a nun
    With her head in the oven
    Please don't tell me
    That this really wasn't nothing

    One of these days
    One of these nights
    You'll take off your hat
    And they'll read you
    Your rights
    You'll wanna get high
    Every time you feel low
    Hey, queen isabella
    Stay away from that fella
    He'll just get you
    Into trouble, you know?

    But they came here by boat
    And they came here by plane
    They blistered their hands
    And they burned out their brain
    All dreaming a dream
    That'll never come true
    Hey, don't give me no trouble
    Or i'll call up my double
    We'll play piggy-in-the-middle
    With you

    You'll get mesmerized
    By alibis
    And limbo dance in pairs
    Please lock that door
    It don't make much sense
    That common sense
    Don't make no sense
    No more

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