Scratch paper and a number two lead,

Erasing the chalkboard in your head,

Don't make it so complicated,

True or fals, no, wait, yes,

One answer right that leaves three to guess,

Don't make it so complicated

See that girl in the yellow dress,

She's smiling at you, she's trying her best,

Don't make it so complicated,

It gets slippery up there on the head of the pin,

Black and white won't ever mix,

Don't make it so complicated,

No teachers, no cops, no Sunday school,

Forget everything your mother taught you,

A tap on the knee and a kick in the head,

Put your microscope back under the bed,

Money on the ground just a rolling in the wind,

Don't just stand there, pick it up my friend,

Don't make it so complicated,

Taking out an ad in the Sunday Gazette,

Trying to find something you can't get,

Don't make it so complicated,

Mad as hell but you're holding your breath,

Taking it out on your best friend,

Don't make it so complicated,

Staring at the bottle, don't want to be first,

Last one to drink, first one to die of thirst,

Don't make it so complicated,

No manners, no class, no etiquette,

They've got everything, you ain't got yours yet,

A tap on the knee and a kick in the pants,

Sitting by the tracks just a watching it pass,

Living like it's Sunday on a Saturday night,

Sometimes ol' Charley liked to fuss and fight,

Don't make it so complicated,

No teachers, no cops, no Sunday school,

Forget everything your mother taught you,

A tap on the knee and a kick in the head,

Put your microscope back under the bed,

Sitting on your hands or up on the stage,

Sitting on your hands you can't rattle your cage,

Don't make it so complicated,

Scratch paper and a number two lead,

True, false, no, just answer yes yes yes,

Don't make it so complicated,