Dog Bones

Dog bones are brittle when they're thrown How's a man supposed to know I drove off in my car alone Imbued in trepidations all of my own Off again Far from slight 'Cause I'm always on that side Oh come on Get it together man That's just oversimplified Those days were real Resplendent but concealed The day we drove out to the lake You told me learn to not hold onto mistakes But I'm off again Far from slight 'Cause I'm always on that side Oh come on Get it together man That's just oversimplified The night grew dark My eyelids thin You called me up You said you wanted to I asked you how you're doing in school You asked my how my father's been I told you Everything Dog bones are brittle when they're thrown How's a man supposed to know I wrote it down for me to read Gone on and dug it up from the garden's seed Off again Far from slight 'Cause I'm always on that side Oh come on Get it together man That's just oversimplified