Like Veronica

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Wear your hair like Veronica Lake And he says you look ever so pretty As he brushes the tear from your cheek almost tenderly... Soon he'll be home [Verse 2] Falling in love was your first mistake With a heart that held no trace of pity As you look in the mirror you wonder what face you will see When he comes home [Chorus] Soon he'll be In through the door in a cloud of rage and impotence; Calling you whore, his greeting is a Glasgow Kiss; Down on the floor you raise your arms but there is no defence... He's only in love with his fists [Verse 3] Wear your hair like Veronica Lake And the bruises won't show where he hits you; Safe behind the curtain, in private, in secret nobody will see How he comes home [Chorus] Soon he'll be Into your face in a spittle-stream of vitriol and abuse Filling the place with the stench of alcohol and piss; No saving grace, no comfort, no escape and no excuse: He's only in love with his fists [Bridge] If this is all that there is Isn't there somewhere to run to? Or do you think in the future he'll change his ways? Is that why you stay? [Verse 4] He is not your heaven-sent protector He is not an angel from above He is not the man that you once married: Now his fists are all he loves He is just a weakling and a bully He is not the devil in disguise; He is not the man that you once married He only wants to see you cry He only wants to hear you beg He only wants to see you hurt He only wants to see you bleed He only want to make you cry He is not your heaven-sent protector He is not an angel from above He is not the man that you once married: Now his fists are all he loves Now his fists are all he loves Now his fists are all he loves Now his fists are all he loves [Outro] Oh, darling, darling (His fists are all he loves) Is that why you stay? (His fists are all he loves) (But, oh, his fists are all he loves) Oh, darling, darling Is that why you stay? (His fists are all he loves) (But, oh, his fists are all he loves) (But, oh, his fists are all he loves)