[Verse 1]
Her pretty noises
Can you turn them down?
I think that I'm dying
Do you want to go out?
Because we can play some Pac-man
Or go to the library
We can order some pad thai
Without the MSG
[Chorus]
And they write books about this sort of thing
And they write books about this sort of thing
Yeah, they write books about this sort of thing
[Verse 2]
Closed captioned heartbeats
Spells "thump" five letters long
I think she's gone to Nashville
She don't care for my songs
And if my heart hadn't withered
Then perhaps I'd track her down
But I've got a lot to stew on
So I guess I'll hang around
[Chorus]
They Write Books About This Sort Of Thing was written by Eric Elbogen.
Love songs. So many love songs. And so many references to Pac Man. They Write Books About This Sort Of Thing is a song about a crush and heartbreak monumental enough to have novels written about it. Perhaps they’ll even make a movie someday. They also write books about history, and those are fascina...