Lyrics

[Verse 1] She sends me blue valentines all the way from Philadelphia To mark the anniversary of someone that I used to be And it feels like a warrant is out for my arrest Baby, you got me checkin' in my rearview mirror That's why I'm always on the run, it's why I changed my name And I didn't think you'd ever find me here [Verse 2] To send me blue valentines like half-forgotten dreams Like a pebble in my shoe as I walk these streets And the ghost of your memory, baby, it's the thistle in the kiss It's the burglar that can break a rose's neck It's the tattooed broken promise I gotta hide beneath my sleeve I'm gonna see you every time I turn my back, oh [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] Oh, you send me blue valentines though I try to remain at large They're insisting that our love must have a eulogy Why do I save all this madness here in the nightstand drawer? There to haunt upon my shoulders Baby, I know I'd be luckier to walk around everywhere I go With this blind and broken heart that sleeps beneath my lapel [Verse 4] Instead, these blue valentines remind me of my cardinal sin I can never wash the guilt or get these bloodstains off my hands And it takes a whole lot of whiskey to make these nightmares go away And I cut my bleedin' heart out every night And I'm gonna die just a little more on each St. Valentine's Day Don't you remember I promised I would write you? [Outro] These blue valentines, blue valentines Blue valentines