Album-Too Long In The Wasteland E B The gates of the schoolyard B E Are padlocked and chained E B F# E To keep all the children in out of the rain E B The art teacher's preaching B E The virtues of pastel shades E B F# E You pay no attention but it won't hurt your grades Chorus: E B
 Cause your painting by numbers
 B E Connecting the dots
 E B F# E They don't have to tell you, you don't call the shots E B You jump when they say jump B E And you don't ask how high E B F# E Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by You take a position
 In the old man's firm
 He signs all the papers
 You agree to the terms
 They let you run errands
 And you don't get days off
 You take out the garbage and hope it pays off Chorus:
 Cause your painting by numbers
 Connecting the dots
 You work from the neck down, you don't call the shots You jump when they say jump And you don't ask how high Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by You might be in grad school
 Up at M.I.T.
 You might be down in the canal zone
 Being all that you can be
 You might get to thinking you're ahead of the game
 But when you break it all down
 It all comes out the same Chorus:
 You're painting by numbers
 Connecting the dots
 You work from the neck down as often as not You jump when they say jump And you don't ask how high Cause painting by numbers they know you'll get by