Careless - Paul Kelly, The Messengers

How many cabs in New York City

How many angels on a pin?

How many notes in a saxophone

How many tears in a bottle of gin?

How many times did you call my name

Knock at the door but you couldn’t get in?

I know I’ve been careless

I’ve been wrapped up in a shell

Nothing could get through to me

Acted like I didn’t know

I had friends or family

I saw worry in their eyes

It didn’t look like fear to me

I know I’ve been careless

I lost my tenderness

I’ve been careless

I took bad care of this

Like a mixture in a bottle

Like a frozen-over lake

Like a longtime painted smile

I got so hard I had to crack

You were there, you held the line

You’re the one that brought me back

I know I’ve been careless

I lost my tenderness

I’ve been careless

I took bad care of this

How many cabs in New York City

How many angels on a pin?

How many notes in a saxophone

How many tears in a bottle of gin?

How many times did you call my name

Knock at the door but you couldn’t get in?

How many stars in the milky way

How many ways can you lose a friend?