Beautiful Lyrics - Singles - Michael Penn

One more for the collection 

you've got on your wall 

paint it in the frame until 

you hire out a little stall 

and on a few, 

you've got to laugh 

as you inscribe 

his autograph... 

they are the ones that 

everybody chooses 

beautiful excuses 

Closing in on targets 

in an open sight 

each one spins around you 

and around you like a satellite 

just take one down 

when times are tough 

a diamonetta in the rough 

they are the ones that 

everybody chooses 

beautiful excuses 

Always tragic perfect bait 

they grip you as they captivate 

twist, but do not fabricate 

then imply they implicate 

you get thirsty; while you wait 

a demonstrator demonstrates 

that you've run out of 

holy water, dude 

Your works of art are 

hanging in the Parthenon 

but where's the only one who 

ever bothered to take you on 

you can't explain 

why that one's gone 

until you put your finger on 

whatever it accuses 

beautiful forgery 

such beautiful excuses 

all you ever wanted someone 

who refuses 

beautiful