Careless Paul Kelly and the Messengers

[Verse 1]
How many cabs in New York City?
How many angels on a pin?
How many notes in a saxophone?
How many tears in a bottle of gin?
How many times did you call my name?
Knock at the door but you couldn't get in?

[Chorus]
I know, I've been careless

[Verse 2]
I've been wrapped up in a shell
Nothing could get through to me
Acted like I didn't know
I had friends and family
I saw worry in their eyes
It didn't look like fear to me

[Chorus]
I know, I've been careless
I've lost my tenderness
I've been careless
I've took bad care of this

[Verse 3]
Like a mixture in a bottle
Like a frozen-over lake
Like a long time painted smile
I got so hard, I had to crack
You were there, you held the line
You're the one that brought me back