[Verse] Things start shiny and new We always break 'em in two It's not like we ever knew How to keep them nice it's true [Verse 2] Bought that porcelain vase Dropped it in a wild chase Spilled the paint on it with grace Oh what a messy place [Chorus] This is why we can't have nice things Dreams of gold they turn to strings Every time the chaos brings This is why we can't have nice things [Verse 3] Got that brand new TV screen Now it's cracked and lost its gleam Every party what a scene Echoes of what might have been [Bridge] Always racing with no care Wreck those keepsakes everywhere We are tumbling down the stairs It's a story we all share [Verse 4] Handing out the blame for fun That chandelier we left undone Glasses broken one by one In the end we come undone
