Painting By Numbers (Album Version)
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๐ ID: 28056193
๐ Lyrics
The gates of the schoolyard are padlocked and chained
To keep all the children in out of the rain
The art teacher's preachin' the virtues of pastel shades
You pay no attention, but it won't hurt your grades
'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
They don't have to tell you
You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, they know you'll get by
You take a position in the old man's firm
He signs all the papers, you agree to the terms
They let you run errands and you don't get days off
You take off the garbage and hope it pays off
'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
You work from neck down
You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
You might be in grad school, up at M.I.T
You might be down in the canal zone bein' all that you can be
You might get to thinkin' you're ahead of the game
But when you break it all down, it all comes out the same
You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
You work from neck down
As often as not
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
You work from neck down
You don't call the shots
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
To keep all the children in out of the rain
The art teacher's preachin' the virtues of pastel shades
You pay no attention, but it won't hurt your grades
'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
They don't have to tell you
You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, they know you'll get by
You take a position in the old man's firm
He signs all the papers, you agree to the terms
They let you run errands and you don't get days off
You take off the garbage and hope it pays off
'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
You work from neck down
You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
You might be in grad school, up at M.I.T
You might be down in the canal zone bein' all that you can be
You might get to thinkin' you're ahead of the game
But when you break it all down, it all comes out the same
You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
You work from neck down
As often as not
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
Connecting the dots
You work from neck down
You don't call the shots
You jump when they say, "Jump"
And you don't ask, "How high?"
'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
โฑ๏ธ Synced Lyrics
[00:24.33] The gates of the schoolyard are padlocked and chained
[00:32.18] To keep all the children in out of the rain
[00:38.11] The art teacher's preachin' the virtues of pastel shades
[00:45.94] You pay no attention, but it won't hurt your grades
[00:49.82] 'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[00:54.01] Connecting the dots
[00:57.96] They don't have to tell you
[00:59.86] You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
[01:03.85] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[01:07.81] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[01:11.97] 'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
[01:16.22] Painting by numbers, they know you'll get by
[01:31.89] You take a position in the old man's firm
[01:39.83] He signs all the papers, you agree to the terms
[01:45.82] They let you run errands and you don't get days off
[01:53.87] You take off the garbage and hope it pays off
[01:57.69] 'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[02:01.90] Connecting the dots
[02:05.81] You work from neck down
[02:07.92] You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
[02:11.72] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[02:15.80] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[02:19.69] 'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
[02:24.16] Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[02:29.21]
[02:55.96] You might be in grad school, up at M.I.T
[03:03.64] You might be down in the canal zone bein' all that you can be
[03:10.01] You might get to thinkin' you're ahead of the game
[03:17.47] But when you break it all down, it all comes out the same
[03:21.91] You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[03:25.92] Connecting the dots
[03:30.04] You work from neck down
[03:32.04] As often as not
[03:34.21] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[03:37.85] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[03:41.78] 'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[03:45.73] You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[03:49.86] Connecting the dots
[03:53.75] You work from neck down
[03:55.79] You don't call the shots
[03:57.72] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[04:01.76] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[04:05.67] 'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[04:09.85] Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[04:13.96] Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[04:17.80]
[00:32.18] To keep all the children in out of the rain
[00:38.11] The art teacher's preachin' the virtues of pastel shades
[00:45.94] You pay no attention, but it won't hurt your grades
[00:49.82] 'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[00:54.01] Connecting the dots
[00:57.96] They don't have to tell you
[00:59.86] You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
[01:03.85] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[01:07.81] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[01:11.97] 'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
[01:16.22] Painting by numbers, they know you'll get by
[01:31.89] You take a position in the old man's firm
[01:39.83] He signs all the papers, you agree to the terms
[01:45.82] They let you run errands and you don't get days off
[01:53.87] You take off the garbage and hope it pays off
[01:57.69] 'Cause you're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[02:01.90] Connecting the dots
[02:05.81] You work from neck down
[02:07.92] You don't call the shots (painting by numbers)
[02:11.72] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[02:15.80] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[02:19.69] 'Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by
[02:24.16] Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[02:29.21]
[02:55.96] You might be in grad school, up at M.I.T
[03:03.64] You might be down in the canal zone bein' all that you can be
[03:10.01] You might get to thinkin' you're ahead of the game
[03:17.47] But when you break it all down, it all comes out the same
[03:21.91] You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[03:25.92] Connecting the dots
[03:30.04] You work from neck down
[03:32.04] As often as not
[03:34.21] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[03:37.85] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[03:41.78] 'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[03:45.73] You're painting by numbers (painting by numbers)
[03:49.86] Connecting the dots
[03:53.75] You work from neck down
[03:55.79] You don't call the shots
[03:57.72] You jump when they say, "Jump"
[04:01.76] And you don't ask, "How high?"
[04:05.67] 'Cause painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[04:09.85] Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[04:13.96] Painting by numbers, you know you'll get by
[04:17.80]