Oh, my baby, I see on your face
The stories are taking their toll
Oh my baby just listen with grace

And we’ll fix you up right when you’re old
I’d hold your hand but she’d tear you away
So I’ll just be here waiting ok

Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says

Oh, my baby, you’re right to pretend
That you don’t understand what I’m saying
I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry again
You don’t need more rattling your brain
What good would it do to tell you the truth
To tell you she’d rip you in two

Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says

Oh, my baby, she’s killing you
And it’s not fair to say just be strong
And it’s killing me baby ’cause there’s nothing that I can do
But write one more impotent song
I’d hold your hand but she’d tear you away
So I’ll just be here waiting ok
I’ll just be here waiting ok

Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says
Let’s do what Solomon says

I picked an apple for you to say
I love you, I need you, I want you to stay
I placed it up high on my shelf for a day
And longed for a bite as it rotted away

It goes, it goes, it just goes to shows
That anything can happen
Oh woes, woes, pile up to your nose
‘Cause good enough just isn’t good enough
Ba Dum Pomme, Pomme, Pomme

A brush and a comb and a mirror and blade
A horse and a cart and a river and glade
Every note, every voice, every song ever played
All collected and lovingly at your feet laid

I’ll kiss your closed eyes so the love will not show
I’ll bask in your radiance that dulls the sun’s glow
I’ll sing so softly that no air will blow
And no one will know
And no one will know

It goes, it goes, it just goes to shows
That anything can happen
Oh woes, woes, pile up to your nose
‘Cause good enough just isn’t good enough
Ba Dum Pomme, Pomme, Pomme

If you would but ask I could turn myself blue
By pausing the rhythm that pushes blood through
Or I’d stoke up the fire, blush a blazing red hue
For I gave you my heart and it pulses for you

It goes, it goes, it just goes to shows
That anything can happen
Oh woes, woes, pile up to your nose
‘Cause good enough just isn’t good enough
Ba Dum Pomme, Pomme, Pomme

All right you win
So come home again
You’ve got me on my knees here

I’m begging you, please
Please don’t go

Didn’t you just get here?
We’ve barely said hello
And now that you are oh so near
Do you think I’ll let you go?

You’ve made your point
You’re hitting the road
You’re leaving me now
Please don’t go

Didn’t you just get here?
We’ve barely said hello
And now that you are oh so near
Do you think I’ll let you go?

Didn’t you just get here?
We’ve barely said hello
And now that you are oh so near
Do you think I’ll let you go?

Don’t pack so fast
We’ve gotta make this last
And when you do walk out that door
Just look behind I’m waving
I’m waving, I’m waving I’ll be waving at you
So promise me we’ll take this farewell slow

All packed up, just waiting to leave it all behind
I wish there was something more than nothing on my mind
La, la, la, la, yeah, I feel just fine
Bye-bye Sweetie Pie

Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie
Bye
I’ve got to fly
So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie

Just let me go, you know I’m not trying to be unkind
It’s life, you walk in circles or choose to brave that line
Don’t make it hard for me to shine
Just say goodbye Sweetie Pie

Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie
Bye
I’ve got to fly
So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie

All packed up, but I’m not leaving you behind

Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie
Bye
I’ve got to fly
So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie
Yeah
Bye-bye my Sweetie Pie
Bye
I’ve got to fly
So bye-bye my Sweetie Pie

Let me put the kettle on
Let me get the tea
Let me pour your sugar

You just let it be

Let me do the dishes
Let me sweep the floor
Let me trim the hedges
Let me think what this is all for

Some may say love but love’s not around
You’re up and you’re down
You’re up and you’re down, and you’re down
And you’re down, down, down

Let me get your jacket
Let me get the door
Let me hail the taxi
Let me do it all and more

Some may say love but love’s not around
You’re up and you’re down
You’re up and you’re down, and you’re down
And you’re down, down, down

Fruit falls
Sea obeys
The grave calls
And you’ve always got me now
You’ve always got me now

Let me move your muscles
Let me breathe the air for you
Let me do your thinking
Let me care for you

Some may say love but love’s not around
You’re up and you’re down
You’re up and you’re down, and you’re down
And you’re down, down, down

Let me load the bullet
Let me point the gun
Let me pull the trigger
Let this all be done

Sit down, slow down
Hell, might as well ’cause we’re moving now
Stop for a

Stop for a
Stop for a dime
I’ve got two tokes on my next last smoke
A baby bottle and a wedge of lime

Living the high life
Being a low life
Doing your ex-wife
Get me a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife
Yeah

You say I always get my way
Well, maybe I’ll save that for a rainy day
Pick up the
Pick up the
So I can hang up the phone
I’ll get my witness to make her x
Then I’ll go make sure your mother knows

Who is she?
What about me?
What about me?
What about me?

I’m living the high life
Being a low life
Doing your ex-wife
Get me a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife
Yeah

Living the high life
Being a low life
Doing your ex-wife
Get me a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife, a knife
Yeah

Sit down, slow down
Hell, might as well ’cause we’re moving now

Someone roll me over
I’ve been lying for five straight days
Get my feet on the floor

I’m afraid I might go to waste

You can take your hard luck
I won’t face it no more
You can take your hard luck
What would I want it for

Don’t stop now
It’s so easy to lay it down
But tell me how
To pick it up again

Got a face that keeps changing
And two hands that just can’t stay still
Got a ticker that’s click-clock clanging
I could try to control you but I never will

Threw out the night
And I slept the whole day through
But I think that this time I might
Somehow take one more step towards you

You can take your tough love
I won’t face it no more
You can take your tough love
What would I want it for

Oh, don’t stop now
It’s so easy to lay it down
But tell me how
To pick it up again

Don’t stop now
It’s so easy to lay it down
But tell me how
To pick it up again

Someone roll me over
I’ve been lying for five straight days

Ten days back and twenty ahead
I’ve been dragging my feet like I’m dragging the dead
“Would you rather drag the living?” was all she said

Now I drag her instead

You better look up here at this light baby
Everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
Don’t bother pleading with the scorpion
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’ll get you every time

I said this misery was worth his caress
But now the twilight’s coming, I’m feeling pressed
Because ten paces south and twenty west
Ah, Ah
I’m buried under the “X”

You better look up here at this light baby
Everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
Don’t bother pleading with the scorpion
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’ll get you every time

I may have doubts but they won’t blind me
I always watch my back when she’s behind me
You know she’ll never do the right thing
She’d bite the devil if he wasn’t hiding

You better look up here at this light baby
Everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
Don’t bother pleading with the scorpion
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’ll get you every time

Everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
And everything’s gonna be all right
Don’t bother pleading with the scorpion
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’s gonna get you night after night
She’ll get you every time

You hold me up to block the sunlight
And I have loved you all along
I do you right, I do you right

You do me wrong, you do me wrong

(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
And I have stayed right by your side
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
While you have used me for your lies
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
Though you have seen the tears I’ve cried
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)

You hold me close to fend the blow
Though I am weak and you are strong
Listen, please, you gotta know
You do me wrong, you do me wrong

(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
And I have stayed right by your side
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
While you have used me for your lies
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
Though you have seen the tears I’ve cried
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)

You hold my heart, I hold the door
When you reach in the dark I shatter on the floor
I’m used to losing you but you’ve never lost me before

(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
So I will run away and hide
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
But I will hold my head up high
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)
And I will never know why
(You do me wrong, you do me wrong)

Heard a voice today
It sang a song about tomorrow
I thought I heard it say

The greater the joy,
The greater the sorrow

Open the sky
And drop the sea
I can’t be dry
It falls on me
It won’t miss me

I will hold you up
And I will let you go
And all the tears I’ve cried
Won’t be enough
To wash your stain off me
No, no, no

Open the sky
And drop the sea
I can’t be dry
It falls on me
It won’t miss me

Everything stops
While the mountains roll in
And I climb and I climb
But they crumble again
And the pain of the struggle holds me down
And all I want to do is just
Lie here on the ground
Let the ocean fall down

I heard a voice today
It sang a song about tomorrow
I thought I heard it say
The greater the joy
The greater the sorrow

Mm…

I’ve got these broken bones
Picked clean and glistening
Telephone my sleeping bones

And guess if they’re listening
Well hit me on my funny bone
Go and leave me all alone
There’s not much I’d be missing

And I’m just trying to hold on baby
And I’ve been feeling better lately
About you

I’ve got these broken bones
Hidden safe beneath my skin
Telephone my shattered bones
And see if they let you in again
There’s dust in everything I own
This dust is all I’ve ever known
But now you got me wishing

And I’m just trying to hold on baby
And I’ve been feeling better lately
About you

I’ve got these skeleton keys
Hidden safe beneath my skin
They open all my doors and wars and scars
So careful please
You’ll never know me new again
So wipe your feet and mind the paint
My body sins but I’m a saint
And excuse the crunch as you step
Into me

Shut your mouth
Get out of town
I’m done with the shouting

You’re wearing me down
Down to the bone
No miracles now
There’s no solving this, no
My heart’s falling out
My heart’s falling out

Every day is yesterday
We start over again then lose our way
The sun dawns bright then fades too fast
Our next first kiss should be our last

You wear that face
You wear it around
But what a waste
You’re wearing it out
You’re wearing it out

Every day is yesterday
We start over again then lose our way
The sun dawns bright then fades too fast
Our next first kiss should be our last

We both know
That these hinges could go
Let’s save our souls and lock the door
And not use it anymore

Shut your mouth
You’re wearing me down
There’s no turning back now
My heart’s fallen out
My heart’s fallen out

Every day is yesterday
We start over again then lose our way
The sun dawns bright then fades too fast
Our next first kiss should be our last

When you finish falling I know he’ll help you stand
I know he’ll help you up, I know he’ll always hold your hand
And when he brings you to the top and pushes you again

I know you’ll have forgotten by the time you land

When you’re down and out
On your own and troubled
Holding on and holding up
I can give you love
My love won’t be enough

And though it’s very dark here you know your way around
You’ve settled like the dust, you’re familiar with the ground
And though you long to find the
light you fear the light will let you down
So you kneel among the rocks and pray you’re never found

When you’re down and out
On your own and troubled
Holding on and holding up
I can give you love
My love won’t be enough

I can’t stay here
I can’t stay here
I can’t stay here anymore

So when you’ve finished falling he’ll help you stand again
He’ll push you down again, he’ll lift you up again
I’ll hear you cry again
I’ll hear you cry again
I’ll hear you cry again