[Intro] Look, I know they don't match I have eyes I made a choice [Verse 1] I opened up the drawer this morning Stared into the void Forty-seven socks, not one pair Every match destroyed There's a blue one and a bluer one That's close enough for me I'm not giving up, I'm letting go There's a difference, can't you see? [Pre-Chorus] I used to care, I used to try I used to fold them fresh and warm I had a system, had a basket Now I grab and go by dawn [Chorus] (Mismatched socks) One is striped and one is plain (Mismatched socks) No I haven't gone insane I'm not lazy, I'm not broken I'm just playing a different game Mismatched socks (Mismatched socks!) And I sleep fine just the same [Verse 2] She looked down at my ankles At the restaurant last night One was argyle, one had tacos She said "Are you feeling alright?" I said baby, this is freedom This is what enlightenment looks like She said "You look like you got dressed In a dumpster on a bike" [Pre-Chorus] I used to match them, pin them together Pair 'em up like little friends But the dryer takes its cut, you know? And a man can only bend... [Chorus] (Mismatched socks) One is ankle, one is crew (Mismatched socks) What's a grown man gonna do? I've accepted what the universe has handed me And honestly? The view from down here (From down here!) Looks fine in any two [Bridge] You know what nobody tells you about growing up? At some point you stop matching your socks And nothing happens, no one calls The police don't show up Your credit score stays the same You just walk around with one black sock And one that says "TACO TUESDAY" And the world keeps spinning I think this is what the philosophers meant by freedom Or maybe it's what they meant by giving up Honestly? Same energy [Verse 3] My mother saw my feet at Christmas Put her hand over her heart She said "I raised you better than this" I said "Ma, this is modern art" She bought me a twelve-pack, all identical Black socks, nothing fancy I lost three by New Year's Day Now they're mismatched socks from Nancy [Chorus] (Mismatched socks) One is cotton, one is wool (Mismatched socks) Yeah my drawer is pretty full Of singles looking for their soulmate Like a sad little laundry pool Mismatched socks (Mismatched socks!) I am nobody's fool (Debatable!) [Outro] I found a match once, last September Pulled it out of the couch cushion, held it up to the light Reunited after months apart I was so moved I almost cried Then I noticed a hole in the toe So now I had two useless socks instead of one useful mismatch And that, my friends, is a metaphor for something I just don't know what (Mismatched socks) Walking proud, walking tall (Mismatched socks) At least I'm wearing socks at all
