A Reasonable Man

I don't mind losing a girl to herself

A quiet love is better than none

And I don't mind losing a friend to a friend

If only to be a reasonable man

And I don't mind waiting if it's for the best

A careful heart is better than none

I don't mind painting my back with the past

Pictures in resolute pain

Smoothing the laugh o'er the lane

But if it happens to you

The same kind of deal

Instead of the fool

I don't mind shaking your hand at the door

If only to be a resolute man (Pictures in resolute pain)

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a resolute man

But if it happens to you

The same kind of deal

Instead of the fool

I don't mind shaking your hand at the door

If only to be a resolute man (Pictures in resolute pain)

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a reasonable man

If only to be a reasonable man