Another Fine Mess
written by C. Carson Parks II
Lyrics:
Chorus:
Heart, you never listen to the things I have to say.
You’ve spoken out of turn while I looked the other way.
I say, “Don’t fall in love!”, but then you begin to,
And that’s Another Fine Mess that you’ve gotten us into.
Verse # 1:
I travel down this highway with a hard look on my face.
This heart that travels with me just latched on to me someplace.
I just can’t figure out why mine is dumber than the rest.
I should go on alone, but I am stuck with him, I guess.
(Repeat Chorus)
Verse # 2:
We meet a pretty stranger in some temporary town.
I say “Just keep out of trouble, while I take a look around.”
A day or two goes by, and the time to leave is now,
But the temporary stranger has got a-hold of him somehow.
Verse # 3:
Try to make him see that it’s the strong who get the bread,
But I guess it’s pretty useless, for my heart just has no head.
And though he’s somewhat soft, I kinda like him, don’t you see.
And, strange as it may seem, sometime’s he’s happier than me.
(Repeat Chorus)
© - 1969 Greenwood Music Co. - BMI 46415
Carson's Remarks:
When I was young, I had a book of stories with line drawings in a cartoon-like style. One of the tales was about a colonial-type soldier (with a cloud over his head), who was followed by a gloomy wimp called "trouble." I thought it would be a cute idea about a guy whose heart always gets him in trouble. The picture in my mind also included Laurel and Hardy, of course, and borrows one of their famous lines.