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.