Home by Cactus Motel
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No Compromise
I see that look in your eyes. It makes me want to compromise and
throw my independence away. Let you take care of me. Stay home and
watch t.v. I get the feeling that I've got to see you every single
day. Oh no, I don't want to need you so. Oh no, I don't want to let
you go. We're out on the street. My every step lines up with your
feet. But there's something in the way we walk that makes me worry.
I've got to do this my way. I never want to be the one to have to
say I'm going away or that I'm sorry. Oh no, I don't want to need
you so. Oh no, I do want to let you go.
Think About You
I have a picture of your dog in my guitar case lid. I guess that's
kind of poetic justice because he loved me more than you did. Why
do I cry every time I think about you? You never did me any good,
leaving here on the shelf. In fact you never did anything I
couldn't do by myself. Why do I cry every time I think about you?
But all those times you held me tightly - I have to wonder about
them nightly. Am I rewriting history or is it true? (The way I
think about you.) I'm still convinced that you loved me, though I
know that's not a logical leap. I could have sworn I heard you say
it once when you thought I was asleep. Why do I cry every time I
think about you? But all those times you held me tightly - I have
to wonder about them nightly. Am I rewriting history or is it true?
(The way I think about you.)
Home
Home is where you make your bed and as you make your bed, so shall
you hang your hat. The things I find I feel for you scare me to
death. What can I say that's not a waste of my breath? I can only
say I love you so many times before the words start to lose their
meaning. My tongue is tied, I scramble for some version of the
truth. Not what I say, it's what I do, that bears the burden of
proof. I can only say I'm sorry so many times before the words
start to lose their meaning. Home is where you make your bed and as
you make your bed, so shall you hang your hat. When opportunity
knocks it's best not to turn the other cheek. I love you more than
words will ever say, and I will put these treacherous lexicons
away. Home is where you make your bed and as you make your bed, so
shall you hang your hat. I want you.
Suspected
I would have put money on you to break my heart. I kept my distance
from you from the start. You made me love you like the target loves
the dart. Now I find we're miles apart. I thought my heart was well
protected. Now I find I've been rejected. I look at you and I'm
reflected. I love you more than I suspected. You wore me down, took
away all my defenses, saw through my posturing and all of my
pretenses. Now I'm alone and you're out jumping fences. My life's
become a series of misery sequences. I thought my heart was well
protected. Now I find I've been rejected. I look at you and I'm
reflected. I love you more than I suspected. If I only knew then
what I know now, I'd have never loved you. If I had known what you
would do to me, I'd never set sail on this black and blue sea. Five
years down the line and I'll forget your name. But for now it seems
we just don't feel the same. Manage my heart - you know I'm good at
this game, and when I lose I'll have no one but myself to blame. If
I only knew then what I know now, I'd have never loved you. If I
had known what you would do to me, I'd never set sail on this black
and blue sea. I thought my heart was well protected. Now I find
I've been rejected. I look at you and I'm reflected. I love you
more than I suspected.
Warung Pojok
(traditional)
Baby
Oh my little little one, how did you come to be here? It's not as
if I don't know: I carried you round like a load of bricks for most
of a year. Now here you are in my arms crying, crying. You break my
heart, and I'm realizing if I couldn't see myself in your eyes, if
I couldn't see my lips in your smile... Oh my little little one, I
thought I would never be ready for you. Now I can't imagine my life
without you. If I didn't know the pleasure of those sleepless
nights, my numbed brain, pain bright as light... I wouldn't give it
away, no I wouldn't trade it for the world. Oh my little little
one, my darling angel, my little girl. (for DD and AK)
Beyond Redemption
Five o'clock Friday afternoon. He walks in to find her gone. He
wonders why she ain't taken her keys. He figures it out before too
long. She's gone for good, she ain't coming back no more. She's
closed behind her that old front door. He don't wonder why she
didn't say goodbye: she never could stand to see a grown man cry.
It's too late for love. It's too late for tears. It's been too late
for years. Beyond redemption. He closes his eyes and he takes his
mind back to the last time that they had it out. He remembers the
lies he can still feel the hate, but can't remember what it was
about. An angry apology, a tight-lipped kiss, then he hit her with
a feeling the size of his fist. Stands alone in the hall. Hits his
head on the wall. Takes out a bottle, and starts to cry. It's too
late for love. It's too late for tears. It's been too late for
years. Beyond redemption.
You're Right
You're right, you're right, you're right, you're right. Go ahead -
make me not love you. Come on, you can do it. Talk me out of loving
you. Better now than when it's too late to do it without getting
ugly. Indifferent, full of passion, anxious and guilty. You're
constant only in your inconsistency. Don't want to be a masochist -
I couldn't, could I, shouldn't, should I? It's just that the
trade-offs are so good. If I ever told you that I loved you it was
true. I may be stupid but don't tell me if I am. Not until you've
walked a mile or two in my shoes. Thing about it is I know you want
me. But you leave me no choice but to say no. But that's the way
you get it, because that's the way you set it up. You get to keep
your head but you lose the girl. If you ever told me that you loved
me I'll never know if it was true. I may be wrong but please don't
tell me if I am. I'd walk around the world and back for you. Take
me in your arms. Make me soft. Whisper in my ear we could be happy
for a million years.
My Love
My love for you is like a parade. My love for you lies like a dog
in the shade. When we're alone you know I want you around. My love
for you knows no bounds. My love for you grows like a weed. My love
for you is all that you need. When we're together, that's how I
know. My love for you will never let go. My love for you is like a
joke from a child. My love for you is driving me wild. When we're
apart my heart skips a beat. My love for you lies at your feet.
All songs written by J. Garellick and Copyright 1994 by Tears
for Ink Music (BMI), except "Warung Pojok". All rights reserved.
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