James McMurtry - You'd A' Thought lyrics

I'm runnin' 'round in circles and I'm chasin' my tail Carvin' my initials with a rusty nail I train my intentions man it happens without fail You'd a' thought that I'd know better by now It might be some dark secret I keep bottled up inside Or just a minuscule transgression I should'na tried to hide It's not the size that matters, It's deceit you can't abide You'd a' thought that I'd know better by now And of course she knows 'cause I can't fool her And I know she knows 'cause she don't fool me And she knows I know she knows and we might discuss it eventually When the pressure builds till it blows the seals all out from in between You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now You'd a' thought that we'd know better You'd a' though we'd understand Through all the smoke and mirrors I guess we do the best we can Hidin' out, without a doubt, it's getting out a' hand You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now And I've seen the phantoms hidin' in the shadows in her eyes It's not that I'm not threatened, it's just that I'm not surprised "Good for the gander" said the old folks but they lied You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now Now they circle up the wagons expressing deep dismay That we know all the words they just can't bring themselves to say There's so much they never tell ya, there's so much they hide away You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now You'd a' thought that we'd know better You'd a' though we'd understand Through all the smoke and mirrors I guess we do the best we can Hidin' out, without a doubt, it's getting out a' hand You'd a' thought that we'd know better by now [Repeat: x2]