Turn on Me

Lyrics

[Verse 1] You can fake it for a while Bite your tongue and smile Like every mother does her ugly child But it starts to leaking out Like spittle from a cloud Amassed resentment pelting ounce and pound [Chorus 1] You entertaining any doubt Cause you had to know that I was fond of you Fond of Y-O-U Though I knew you masked your disdain I can see the change was just too hard for us Hard for us You always had to hold the reins But where I'm headed, you just don't know the way [Verse 2] So, affections fade away And do adults just learn to play the most ridiculous, repulsive games? All our favorite ruddy sons and their double-barreled guns You'd better hurry rabbit, run, run, run 'Cause mincing you is fun And there's a lot of hungry hatters in this world, set on takin' it over Like brittle, thorny stems, they break before they bend And neither one of us is one of them [Chorus 2] And the tears will never mend 'Cause you had it in for me so long ago Boy, I still don't know I don't know why and I don't care Well, hardly anymore If you'd only seen yourself hatin' me Hatin' me When I'd been so much more than fair But then you'd have to lay those feelings bare [Post-Chorus] One thing I know has still got you scared You're all that cold ire and never once aired on a dare [Instrumental Break] [Chorus 3] You had to know that I was fond of you Fond of Y-O-U So I took your licks at the time (Da da da da dum) And a change like that is just so hard to do Hard to do Don't let it whip-crack your life And I'll bow out from the fight [Outro] Those old pious sisters were right The worst part is over, now get back on that horse and ride