Bait And Switch - the Shins

I finally had all my ducks in a row

Peace and quiet, a means of subtraction

How she got in, I’m not sure that I know

Two weeks on and my spine was in traction, my eyes in a basket

My gut and my heart are so out of phase

And that kind of girl, she ain’t nobody’s daughter

I’m just not used to these powerful waves

She’s shining the brass and I’m taking on water

What am I to do now?

I call on a beautiful witch with a moral compass

Bait and switch

Hide from my psychic derailleur

Drive his car to the sea

Spend the night as high as I can In a towering hemlock

But it’s no use.

I can always be found

A creature of habit has no real protection

I tell her I’ll leave if she don’t settle down

She sees it’s a lie on closer inspection

Like everyone else does

Been rubbing a terrible charm

Holding smoke in my arms

I’m just a simple man

Cursed with an honest heart

Watch it go and tear it all apart

Been rubbing a terrible charm

Holding smoke in my arms

I’m just a simple man

Cursed with an honest heart

Watch her go and tear it all apart