Twenty percent - KMurdock Music Group
You walk a half step ahead on the pavement
I speed my stride up to match what you make
You give a nod when I ask how your day went
I give you paragraphs you hit the brake
You keep your hands in your pockets while walking
I wear no gloves so I'm ready to hold
You pay the tab but I tip for the service
I play the hands that you've already sold
I'm not confused by the space that you leave
I know exactly what I should receive
I weigh the ounces of what you provide
I take the deficit right in my stride
I take the 20, you keep the 80
I call you darling, you call me lately
I see the ledger, I know it's uneven
I invent reasons to push back the ending
Give me a quarter, I'll call it a dollar
I'll pull the weight while you loosen the collar
I know exactly how little you measure
And I'll take it anyway
My sister asks if you're coming for dinner
I make excuses to cover your tracks
You treat my questions like taking a census
Giving me nothing but absolute facts
You tell a joke and I'm laughing the loudest
You make a plan and you leave out my name
I look at the floor and I swallow the habit
Of asking for more than you're willing to claim
I'm not confused by the space that you leave
I know exactly what I should receive
I weigh the ounces of what you provide
I take the deficit right in my stride
I take the 20, you keep the 80
I call you darling, you call me lately
I see the ledger, I know it's uneven
I invent reasons to push back the ending
Give me a quarter, I'll call it a dollar
I'll pull the weight while you loosen the collar
I know exactly how little you measure
And I'll take it anyway
Don't pity the fool when a fool runs the numbers
I did the math on the days that you want me
It comes out to less than a third of the calendar
But less than a third is enough to keep running
I see the bottom, I know it's a shallow dive
I do the work just to keep the routine alive
I take the 20, you keep the 80
I call you darling, you call me lately
I see the ledger, I know it's uneven
I invent reasons to push back the ending
Give me a quarter, I'll call it a dollar
I'll pull the weight while you loosen the collar
I know exactly how little you measure
And I'll take it anyway
Just 20%
Keep the 80
I'm pulling the heavy end
I'll take it anyway
Yeah, I'll take it anyway