I guess you have to have a problem if you want to invent a contraption First you cause a train wreck, then they put me in traction? Well, first came an action, and then a reaction But you cant switch em round for your own satisfaction Well, you burned my house down then got mad at my reaction
Well, in every complicated situation of human relation Making sense of it all takes a whole lot of concentration Well, you cant blame a baby for her pregnant ma And if theres one of these unavoidable laws Its that you just cant take the effect and make it the cause, no
Well, you cant take the effect and make it the cause I didnt rob a bank because you made up the law Blame me for robbing Peter, but dont you blame Paul! Cant take the effect and make it the cause
I aint the reason that you gave me no reason to return your call You built a house of cards and got shocked when you saw them fall Yeah, well, I aint saying Im innocent--in fact, the reverse But if youre headed to the grave, you dont blame the hearse Youre like a little girl yelling at her brother cause you lost his ball, yeah
Well, you keep blaming me for what you did, but that aint all The way you clean up a wreck is enough to give one pause, yes Well, you seem to forget just how this all started Im reacting to you because you left me brokenhearted See, you just cant take the effect and make it the cause
Well, you cant take the effect and make it the cause I didnt rob a bank cause you made up the law Blame me for robbing Peter, but dont you blame Paul! Cant take the effect and make it the cause
