I can imagine nothing more tedious   Than trying to have fun with you again   Maybe it's just something in my mind   But I hate feeling like I'm trying all the time   It's a kind of lie when we pretend that we're still friends      I'm sure you're not exactly short of people to   Hang out and laugh at your jokes   Tell you you look great, you wouldn't want me around   Making it all feel forced"and put down      And every time I smile to wonder if I'm laughin' at you   And with every little grin you don't want to be wonderin'   Just exactly what it is I'm taking pleasure in      Although I always said   We were basically the same and all one   All one, it's so easy to persuade myself   I'm clockwork and you're quartz      I guess that irony   Will surely be   The death of me      And every time I smile do you wonder if I'm laughin' at you?   And with every little grin you don't want to be wonderin'      Although I always said   We were basically the same and all one   All one, it's so easy to persuade myself   I'm clockwork and you're quartz      You're only happy when you're oiled and jeweled   You're only happy when you wind me up and I know   You're so reliable it isn't true   And it's so easy for me to break down?      If I could jump a ride between the skin and silicon then   We could join hands and understand, Hallelujah   But I listen to the ticking, I guess we're worlds apart   It's so hard, so hard      I know there's no going back   And you know there's no going back      You're only happy when you're oiled and jeweled   You're only happy when you're oiled and jeweled   You're never happy      I need maintenance, I need patience   I'm not foolproof, I'm not waterproof   I'm not shockproof, bombproof, bulletproof   Fireproof, leak-proof, childproof, stain-proof, pressure-proof      I know I told myself   We're all basically the same and all one all one   You know, sometimes I just can't help myself   I'm clockwork and you're quartz   I'm clockwork and you're quartz      I know I never get the balance right   And turn up half an hour late night after night   And being totally dependable is so very commendable   Although you're never wrong   One of these days you're just gonna stop