[Verse 1]
Truly, with his thorn in your side and you don't know why
Julie dips her toe in the tide and you don't know why
[Chorus 1]
No, she don't know why she got all dolled up for a suicide
And when the stage lights dimmed on the fading scrim
It was morning before the cheering died
Is it too late to tell you that I don't mind?
[Verse 2]
King George in imperial robe and a lazy eye
Knelt down as the semaphore broke on his tawdry bride
[Chorus 2]
But we don't know why he got all stressed out on the motherland
With his T.V. sets and his fighter jets
And the royal ubiquitous handycam
Is it too late to tell you that I don't mind?
[Verse 3]
So here's you with your mom on your back, going into the woods
She's so proud that you're staying on track like a good son should
[Chorus 3]
But you don't know why you got all choked up when you said goodbye
And you can hear her still when the nights are still
All crying out for calamine
Is it too late to tell you that I don't mind?
[Outro]
Is it too late to tell you that I don't mind?
I Don’t Mind was written by Colin Meloy.
I Don’t Mind was produced by The Decemberists & Jason Powers (Producer).