To count the walls

Chanson : Johnny and Mary, Robert Palmer

Paroles

Johnny's always running around
 Trying to find certainty
 He needs all the world to confirm
 That he ain't lonely
 Mary counts the walls
 Knows he tires easily

Johnny thinks the world would be right
 If it could buy the truth from him
 Mary says he changes his mind
 More than a woman
 But she made her bed
 Even when the chance was slim

Johnny says he's willing to learn
 When he decides he's a fool
 Johnny says he'll live anywhere
 When he earns time to
 Mary combs her hair
 Says she should be used to it

Mary always hedges her bets
 She never knows what to think
 She says that he still acts like he's being discovered
 Scared that he'll be caught without a second thought
 Running around

Johnny feels he's wasting his breath
 Trying to talk sense to her
 Mary says he's lacking a real sense of proportion
 So she combs her hair
 Knows he tires easily

Johnny's always running around
 Trying to find certainty
 He needs all the world to confirm
 That he ain't lonely
 Mary counts the walls
 Says she should be used to it

Johnny's always running around
 Running around