If I didn’t care a lot for you
I wouldn't hear the things
That I thought weren’t true about you
I wouldn’t care much about the things you do
If I didn’t know you very well
I might get mad and say
There must be another way for you to choose
Who would care about the things you do
The things you do
I wouldn’t care about
I wouldn’t care what you do
The things you do
I wouldn’t care much about
The things you do
(Solo)
You didn’t take me very far
Then you let me out
And you sped off in your car, as if you knew
I wouldn’t care about the things you do
The things you do
I don’t care about
I don’t care what you do
The things you do
Now I don’t care much about
The things you do
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Notes: The Things You Do is a song about trying to be a good friend to someone who has a hard time being a friend to them self. While I was writing the song I heard that fellow songwriter Elliott Smith had died under unusual circumstances and felt a deep emotion that translated directly into the song.
Sometimes people oscillate between wanting friendships and pushing people away when they get too close. To me that is one of the most difficult aspects of true friendship. At some point it is good to stop trying to change self destructive people and let them take personal responsibility for their actions.
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Drums, Bass, Organ, Guitars, Vocals: Joey Latimer
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