The Part You Throw Away

I'm the bottle cap, the old box spring
I'm the shrink wrap on your pretty things
I'm the coffee cup and the old ashtray
I'm the part the part you throw away

I'm the broken tab, the apple core
I'm the tire left on the ocean floor
I'm the X-mas mas tree on boxing day
I'm the part the part you throw away

Once there was love
Once there were dreams
But the tide went out

I'm the bow and ribbon, the used-up tape
I'm the broken chair on the fire escape
I'm the shell, the fat, the bones, the brain
I'm the part the part you throw away

I'm the tattoo you wish was gone
I'm the broken TV on the lawn
I'm the calendar & forgotten days
I'm the part the part you throw away

I used to give you goosebumps
Send shivers down your spine
And I didn't even try

I'm the cigarette butt, the birthday card
Left-over scraps at the lumber yard
I'm the burnt out bulb, the cellophane
I'm the part the part you throw away