She shone up bright like a knife
Wearing tennis shorts made of stripes
Hand in hand to the grass and we got it right
Got it nice, nice, nice
Just a glimpse of an ankle and I
React like it's 1805
And I'd swim to the poles just to find the right satellite
It'll take all of my strength to give up

But you all know I tried
So forget about it, girl
My head's like a kite
When such a creature I sight

To town
Where your feet leave no prints on the ground
Have I left my home just to whine in this microphone?
It gets worse every time that we talk
Can't afford to be just one in a flock
But that's your lot
When you're after such a well-made lock
Who was classically trained to give up

All my friends know I tried
So forget about it, girl
Even I don't know why
I can't just stay the course
Keep my hands on the wheel
Our detractors were right
My head's like a kite
'Cause all my thoughts run astray
And I'm a walking cliché
When such a creature I sight

(I can't just, I can't just) I can't just stay the course
Keep my hands on the wheel
Our detractors were right
My head's like a kite


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Turn a Square Lyrics as written by James Russell Mercer

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    The 'Turn a Square' title seems to me to be a play on the phrase 'turn a corner' - he can't turn the corner, his ways never change and he his stuck in a square, where every turn he takes leads him back to exactly where he was.

    Agree/disagree?

    rhys89on September 15, 2008   Link

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