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LIVING IT ALL WRONG

We're all wrong for each other.
You go for skinny guys, and I like busty blondes.
You like to hit, and I like to cry.
You're into fine wines, while I do shots of  wood alcohol.
And you're so intolerant of my occasional bouts of blindness.

We're all wrong for each other
Constantly at odds
Taking turns cutting each other down
You crushing any hope and opportunity for me
(remember how you got me fired from the gun lobby?),
and me keeping you at arm's length.

We're all wrong for each other
We never agree on anything
– No, it IS true –
We fight over who's right and left
And how long it took to admit it
And each of us should have quit.

We're all wrong for each other
Our friends know it
And show it
Through the poetry they write each night
About – oh, god – we're just wrong!

We're all wrong for each other
And it'd be so right to run
So smart, so obvious…
But one thing we do have in common:
We're both incredibly ignorant.