I never meant to say
you were a thorn in either side
It was a side effect
from the scars on the fourty fives
And as the vital mistakes
it reminds me of what we have
Despite the things you do
you know I'm a fool for you
They say a legal kiss is not
as good as a stolen one
We put our lives on
show and yet
we sing to a different song
And from the bassinet
to the graveside
we never walk
Of everything I've lost
I miss my mind the most
I never once
understood your dealings
A group of friends
who I'd give what for
And I could name
every crack on our ceiling
A sign of thorns
Am I a frame
in your bigger picture
A rope or rein
for your stormy seas
If I could be
just a train fare richer
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs
in the half light a rush of
violence is in the place
And if a look could kill
you'd need a licence for your face
You say that love is blind
and I'm the one that
restored your sight
The girl who never knows
I'm a girl who never knows
I never once
understood your dealings
A group of friends
who I'd give what for
And I could name
every crack on our ceiling
A sign of thorns
Am I a frame
in your bigger picture
A rope or rein
for your stormy seas
If I could be
just a train fare richer
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs
I'd change my needs