Can't Fix You

I take your clothes out and I clean your books up
I put your wet boots outside the back door
I walk the dogs and I go in to cut hair and
I make the money and you’re sleeping soundly

I tell our friends that you’re not feeling well
So we don’t go to parties and we run from weddings and
You say you love me, I know I love you
I just can’t do this - I can’t live like this anymore

I - I try to fix you but I - I just can’t fix you
And I - I know I love you, but I - I just can’t live like this

Your mother calls me and she can’t remember
Your father’s broken and he’s asking why you don’t
call him at nighttime and tell him some stories to
make him feel better but you just won’t call your father

I - I try to fix you but I - I just can’t fix you
And I - I know I love you but I - I just can’t live like this

I go to meetings and you stay home drunken
I talk to women who say I should stay strong and
I think about you and how you used to be and
you give me hunger...

I walk the dogs and I pray that you’ll wake up
See I’m a beauty and see you can have me
I think about you, how you used to be
I know just one thing, I just can’t live like this

I - I try to fix you but I - I just can’t fix you and
I - I know love you but I - I just can’t live like this