Daniel Johnston

Poor You Lyrics



Every morning he got up dreading each moment he had to

be awake



He’d look at the floor and scribble on gum wrappers



He never found a better way to joke around



The clock would tick, time was slow



There wasn’t anywhere that he wouldn’t go to avoid



Having to see anyone



He’d sit in a chair and lean against the wall



He just didn’t seem to matter much at all



But late at night, he had a savior



In his sleep, in his dreams



She came to him and she said



Poor you, poor you



No one understands you



Poor you, poor you



And every word that everyone would say



Got mumbled up in his head



Like mumblejumble and everywhere he went



It seemed everyone was saying to him



Blah Blah Blah



But late at night, he had a mistress



In his dreams, in his sleep,



And she would say



Poor you, poor you



No one understands you



Poor you, poor you



This story, though not well told, is not that old



It’s not that funny, it’s not that great



But I know it to be true



Because late at night, I have an angel



In my dreams, in my sleep



And as she runs her fingers through my hair



As I lay on her lap and she says



Poor you, poor you



No one understands you



Poor you, poor you