I've always made a lousy boy
but for a while I had it down
i hooked up with a jersey girl
and moved into a lousy town

and I knew I could do better
but I was tired of doing worse
and i'd ignore her in the kitchen
writing verse after lousy verse

and it took a long time to
try and find you
try and get to
where I could fall in love with you
and i don't mind you
coming unglued
I been coming unglued too
it's not by choice
I've always made a lousy boy

and i've go this lousy heart
it just don't know how to feel
it wakes me up night with a start
it's got a bruise that doesn't heal

but honey you cracked it open
honey what did you expect
yeah I know it makes you nervous
it makes me a nervous wreck

and it took a long time too
try and find you
try and get to
where I could fall in love with you
and i don't mind you
coming unglued
I been coming unglued too
it's not by choice
I've always made a lousy boy

and it can take a long, long time
for old wounds to come unwound
and sometimes all your big ideas
can disappear without a sound

sometimes it really hurts me
just to look at you
i've always made a lousy boy
we always fall for girls like you.

and it took a long time too
try and find you
try and get to
where I could fall in love with you
and i don't mind you
coming unglued
I been coming unglued too
it's not by choice
I've always made a lousy boy

a lousy boy