The Collector

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When I first met her, she collected butterflies She'd catch them in a net and stretch them, stretch them out to die She'd take some poor little thing and mount it on a pin She did the same with little boys, and later on, with men [Verse 2] I saw her once again by chance today She said her life was one of pain and, pain and heartache One man can't feel anything, and one man is confused One man won't talk anymore, and how's that for abuse? [Chorus] Now, now, there, there Hurry to protect her Oh, it's so hard The life of a collector Now, now, there, there She'll break your heart if you let her The spider tells the fly, "Oh, it's so hard" The life of a collector [Verse 3] She took me home, she said she needed a man around She played some music, and it made a very mournful sound She talked about a painful love, and would I like to see Some pictures of a boyfriend, and did I have a picture of me? [Chorus] Now, now, there, there Hurry to protect her Oh, it's so hard The life of a collector Now, now, there, there She'll break your heart if you let her The spider tells the fly, "Oh, it's so hard" The life of a collector [Verse 1] Oh, she'd take some poor little thing and mount it on a pin She did the same with little boys, and later on, with men [Chorus] Oh, oh, now, now, there, there Hurry to protect her Oh, it's so hard The life of a collector Now, now, there, there She'll break your heart if you let her The spider tells the fly, "Oh, it's so hard" The life of a collector