A Reasonable Man (I Don't Mind) - The National

I don’t mind losing a girl to herself

A quiet love is better than none

And I don’t mind losing a friend to a friend

If only to be a reasonable man

And I don’t mind waiting if it’s for the best

A careful heart is better than none

I don’t mind painting my back with the past

Pictures in resolute pain smoothing the laugh o’er the lane

But if it happens to you

The same kind of deal

I recommend fire

Instead of the fool

I don’t mind shaking your hand at the door

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a resolute man

But if it happens to you

The same kind of deal

I recommend fire

Instead of the fool

I don’t mind shaking your hand at the door (pictures in resolute pain)

If only to be a resolute man (pictures in resolute pain)

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a resolute man

If only to be a reasonable man

If only to be a reasonable man