Mistook Me for a Friend

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You took me in the stairwell light Mistook me for a friend A sign said, "Follow me into the night" Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend [Pre-Chorus] I had a pocket full of presidents, a suitcase full of elements The double-cross of spectacles, the mogul for mechanicals Rainy streets were gleaming, maybe I was dreaming She thought that she heard wedding bells, a hundred thousand decibels [Chorus] That crush and her confectioner said (Yеah, yeah, yeah) Mistook you for a friend Shе took my temperature (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend [Verse 2] You took your clothes off after you sent him away Why now, baby, would you ask for me to stay? I knew it wasn't right, if I could just pretend Mistook you for a friend [Pre-Chorus] I was working miracles for petty cash and chemicals Dealt in the invisible, something close to criminal Don't act so mysterious, pretend you're not curious Started out peculiar, ended up notorious [Chorus] Milady and her jockey said (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook you for a friend "This wine is going to my head" (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend [Bridge] I saw you slumming last night out on Poverty Row Why you lacked the nerve to leave him, I will never know You took my glass and my ball of twine While the words would blur and the windward whine And I had no place to go I said that I want you [Verse 3] I count my money out to pay for contraband I carry velvet gloves 'cause the blood gets on your hands It's easy to comprehend Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend [Pre-Chorus] I had a pocket full of presidents, a suitcase full of elements Double-cross of spectacles, a tycoon made of tentacles Went to the carnival for candy and confusion From a House of Silence on a street of disillusion [Chorus] That crush and her confectioner said (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook you for a friend She took my temperature (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook you for a friend Try being free as you think you are (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook you for a friend See where it gets you and quite how far (Yeah, yeah, yeah) Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend Mistook me for a friend [Outro] Mistook me for a friend