MoZeZ Pi - Broken Proverbs (feat. Jenny Holly) Lyrics

It seems there's so much contradiction
(Oh) In every place I turn
Even tried and tested wisdom
Examined becomes absurd

Many hands they may make light work
But too many cooks spoil the broth
A fool and his cash soon parted
But charity begins at home

Birds of a feather flock together
While Opposites do attract
All good things come to he who waits
Yet a stitch in time, it saves nine

Broken proverbs
Broken promise

Proverbs don't tell me (no)
Oh, what I need to hear
What I need to tell you
That you need too hear (oh)
Wisdom seems to fail me
Whenever you are near

Live by the sword, die by the sword
Attack's the best form of defence
Don't judge a book by its cover
Yet they say that clothes make the man

Home is where the heart is, of course
Familiarity breeds contempt
Oh, Great minds, they might think alike
Yet those fools they seldom differ

Broken proverbs
Broken promise

Proverbs don't tell me (no)
Oh, what I need to hear
What I need to tell you
That you need too hear (oh)
Wisdom seems to fail me
Whenever you are near

Absence makes the heart grow fonder
And yet out of sight, out of mind
Money the root of all evil?
No, money makes the world go round

Ya gotta look before you leap
But he who hesitates is lost
The best things in life are free. But
There's no such thing as a free lunch

Broken proverbs
Broken promise

Proverbs don't tell me (no)
Oh, what I need to hear
What I need to tell you
That you need too hear (oh)
Wisdom seems to fail me
Whenever you are near

Two heads are better than one, dear
Gotta paddle your own canoe
And silence may be golden, but
The squeaking wheel gets all the grease

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Yet beware of Greeks bearing gifts

Broken proverbs
Broken promise

Proverbs don't tell me (no)
Oh, what I need to hear
What I need to tell you
That you need too hear (oh)
Wisdom seems to fail me
Whenever you are near

Never put off till tomorrow
What you can do today (oh no)
But try and remember not to
Cross each bridge until you are there
Do unto others as you'd have
Others do unto you (oh yeh)
But don't forget it's also true
Nice guys they finish last (so sad)
Laugh, and the world it laughs with you
But weep and you're weeping alone
So can it also be true that
Misery so loves company?

A little haste sure does make waste
But the early bird gets the worm
And they say for no man time waits
Does any of this make sense?

You're never too old to learn, but
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
A word to the wise sufficient
Although they say that talk is cheap

Broken proverbs
Broken promise

Proverbs don't tell me (no)
Oh, what I need to hear
What I need to tell you
That you need too hear (oh)
Wisdom seems to fail me
Whenever you are near

Better to be safe than sorry
But nothing ventured, nothing gained
Hitch your wagon to a star, yet
Don't bite off more than you can chew

Early to bed, early to rise
Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise
But don't forget some also cry
Eat drink and be merry for tomorrow we die