JONAH WHALE VI

I WILL BREAK THE HEART OF THE ONE I LOVE

GIVEN TIME AND HALF A CHANCE AND A LITTLE SHOVE

AND I DON’T MIND YOU KNOCKING ON MY BACK DOOR

BUT THERE’S SOMETHING YOU SHOULD KNOW

BEFORE YOU COME BACK FOR MORE

YES ITS TRUE SHE CAN TURN MY HEAD THE SAME WAY THAT YOU DO

BUT THAT MOUNTAIN AIN’T TO HIGH TO CLIMB AND I FEEL NO NEED TO GET OVER YOU

MY TATTOO

 

I AM NOT YOUR AVERAGE CREEP THAT’S A PROMISE I CAN KEEP

NO NIGHTMARES CRAWLING ROUND IN MY HEAD NO BONES UNDER MY BED

WHEN I FEEL, AND I FEEL YOUR HEART POUNDING ON MY CHEST

I FIND IT HARD HARD SO HARD TO BELIEVE THAT MOTHER KNOWS BEST

YES I’M JUST ANOTHER ANGEL TRYING TO EARN MY WINGS

AND ITS LOOKING PRETTY GOOD FOR ME IF YOU IGNORE A FEW LITTLE THINGS

MY TATTOO

 

FOUND A BODY IN THE RIVER TODAY A FRIEND I COULD NOT SAVE

SHE HAD ALL THE THINGS WE WISH FOR AND ALL THE THINGS WE CRAVE

BUT THAT DON’T AMOUNT TO MUCH WHEN YOU LOOSE YOUR WAY

AND YOU LOOSE YOUR TOUCH AND YOU BELIEVE WHAT THEY SAY

SO I LIE IN BED THINKING LATE AT NIGHT WATCH YOU TURN OUT THE LIGHT

AND YOU SMILE THE WAY YOU ALWAYS DO YOUR FINGER GENTLY CARESSING

MY TATTOO

MY TATTOO

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