People And Tables

Intro: verse 1 The people and tables are set to the bone The ladies in waiting long to go home Wallflowers drooping against pastel shades Oh for a man with no lock on his gate Waiting for nothing confuses the mind Letting go pieces for no one to find The smell from the afternoon sits in the air Oh for a man with no back to his chair I never wanted I never wanted And I never got I never got I never wanted I never once wanted And I never got I never once got verse 2 Sweeping the outskirts and keeping the jar Something had been telling me you were not far From a jewel in a casket to a pearl in a shell Oh for a man with no stories to tell I never wanted I never wanted And I never got I never got I never wanted I never once wanted And I never got I never once got INTERLUDE verse 3 The people and tables are set to the bone The ladies in waiting long to go home Wallflowers drooping against pastel shades Oh for a man with no lock on his gate Waiting for nothing confuses the mind Letting go pieces for no one to find The smell from the afternoon sits in the air Oh for a man with no back to his chair I never wanted I never wanted And I never got I never got I never wanted I never once wanted And i never got I never once got I never wanted I never wanted And I never got I never got I never wanted I never once wanted And i never got I never once got