I'll Be Your Lost Cause

from Good at Goodbye by Scott Barkan

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I'm a perfect three leaf clover
I'm none of what you want and everything that's left over
Keep looking down that tunnel but there ain't no light
Examine every side of me, but none of them are bright

You're waiting those stars but they won't be aligning
I'm telling you this cloud ain't got no silver lining
I know it smells rotten but just take a bite
'Cause I'm the only one left at the end of the night

I'll be your lost cause
I understand if this might give you pause
Because a perfect man I ain't
But you can be my patron saint
And I can be your lost cause

Don't know what else to say to help reinforce
You can beat me all night but I'm a dead horse
I'm a smoker who keeps smoking from his iron lung
The joker playing a guitar that ain't been strung

I'll be your lost cause
Rip off the bandage, throw away the gauze
There's nothin' here that you can fix
So just take me as I is
And let me be your lost cause

Seems to me your glasses are a little rose colored
I'm begging you to please just judge this book by it's cover
What's over is over, what's done is done
My bell's been rung, the fat lady has sung

I'll be your lost cause
I understand if you wanna hold the applause
Because a perfect man I ain't
But you can be my patron saint
And I can be your lost cause

I don't know who could learn
To love all these flaws
But let me be your lost cause

No, a perfect man I ain't
But you can be my patron saint
And I can be your lost cause

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from Good at Goodbye, released October 25, 2017

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Scott Barkan Los Angeles, California

Scott Barkan is a guitarist and songwriter based in Los Angeles.

Scott's signature shimmering guitar tones and skronky, avant improvisations can be found throughout his work as an in-demand sideman, in addition to his own projects as a band leader and solo artist. ... more

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