The Person You Want

Oh yeah, I talk a good game
 But every time I try to play it
 I lose my house and my name
 Beg in the street for spare change
 Oh yeah, I pull a good trick
 Right out of my hat like I'm dead sure
 Then I fall just like pick up sticks
 All over the dining room floor
 Ah, just throw this old heart to the mad dogs
 One day you'll wake up and see
 The person you want me to be
 Oh yeah, I know what I know
 And sometimes I think that's enough for
 One little life on the road
 A suitcase, a skyline, a show
 Oh yeah, I'm always in here
 Behind the old boxwoods and shed doors
 Hiding my plums and my fears
 The old owners planted before
 Ah, just throw me like flax to the blackbirds
 One day you'll wake up and see
 The person you want me to be
 From this rooftop, the leaves and the sky
 All wake up from blind misbelievings
 And give it another good try
 The cardinals all landing and leaving
 Oh yeah, I want what I want
 A bird in the hand and a letter
 Signed and sealed with a cross,
 A kiss, and a promise for more
 Ah, I train like I'm training an old dog
 Loyal, determined you'll see
 The person you want me to be
 Ah, just throw this old heart to the Black Sea
 One day you'll wake up and see
 The person you want me to be