Carry the Zero

I'm not knocking your want to carry that home
 You took it with you when you moved and got it broke
 We found the pieces, we counted them all alone
 Didn't add up, forgot to carry a zero
 Zero, oh
 Zero, oh
 I can't be your apologist very long
 I'm surprised that you'd want to carry that on
 Count your blemishes; you can't, they're all gone
 I can't see your response putting them back on and on
 Like they are waiting for your guard to fall
 So they can see it all and you're so
 Occupied with what other persons are
 Occupied with and vice versa
 And you've become
 What you thought was dumb
 A fraction of the sum
 Yeah, you've become
 You have become
 A fraction of the sum
 The middle and the front
 Now it's coming back
 Hasn't it gone too far?
 I was trying to help
 I guess I pushed too hard
 Now we can't even touch it
 Afraid it'll fall apart