When Idioms Go Literal - Studio-Quality AI Music Generator by Tangra AI

[Verse 1] They told me go and paint the town red So I bought buckets, brushes instead Started on Main Street just past dawn Covered the courthouse, the church, the lawn Sheriff came running, said "What you done?" I said "I'm painting, ain't this fun?" He shook his head, called me a fool Said "Boy, they don't teach that in school" [Chorus] How was I supposed to know? Words don't mean what words should mean I took the long way, the literal road Now I'm learning what they never told me All these phrases hiding in plain sight Like riddles wrapped in common speech I thought the words meant what they say Now I'm the fool who had to pay [Verse 2] Last summer tried to break the ice At my cousin's wedding, seemed real nice Took a hammer to the punch bowl glass They escorted me out real fast And when they said "spill the beans" I opened cans all over the scene My grandmother just turned away Hadn't seen her cry like that since May [Chorus] How was I supposed to know? Words don't mean what words should mean I took the long way, the literal road Now I'm learning what they never told me All these phrases hiding in plain sight Like riddles wrapped in common speech I thought the words meant what they say Now I'm the fool who had to pay [Bridge] There's a language beneath the language A code they all seem to understand While I'm out here with paint and hammers Breaking what I should expand Maybe I see too clear Or maybe not clear enough Either way the joke's on me And the world just calls my bluff [Verse 3] Now I think before I act Check what the saying really means But part of me still wonders why We can't just say the simple things The red paint's fading on the street The town forgave but won't forget That stranger who came through one spring And took them at their word, I guess [Outro] They still tell stories about that day When someone painted the town away I learned my lesson, paid my fine But sometimes literal feels just fine Sometimes literal feels just fine

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