Why Bother

I’m not a mystery, everything I think is written down Keeping me from keeping you around I can’t keep my feet on the ground And there’s a million ways that I could mess it up, I always do By making plans and making them too soon I can’t make much sense out of you [Chorus] But why bother? ‘Cause I’d rather call it off than wait for it to work And why bother? ‘Cause I bet you’re better off with some other hopeless jerk And I like you, but what can I do? There’s too much space to make you stay And there’s a price to pay for doing what I do, but I can’t stop I open up my heart like it’s my job I tell myself it’s over, but it’s not I’ve got a running list of all the times I tried to break my fall And all the times I wished that you would call And all the times I wished for you at all [Chorus]