Lightnin’ Rod

Lyrics

[Verse 1] When it's in mint condition Love comes and goes for free But you like to buy your trouble You get electrified By the sad and lonely side When it comes down through the wires If it makes it to your ears One day it sounds like Love everlasting Next day it's like the Last thing that you needed Was a [Chorus] Hundred watts of heartache Mainline to your soul Lost your insulation Right down to the core Always run from trouble And it always tracks you down Hits you quick and hard You're a lightnin' rod [Verse 2] Too bad about your attraction To everything gone wrong Religion won't save you You've been gone too long And you're too old For your mother's alien arms Friends with good intentions Try to shield you from the shock Well, they think they're nice With their raggedy-assed advice It's too late for them now You're gonna pay the price With a [Chorus] Hundred watts of heartache Mainline to your soul Lost your insulation Right down to the core Always run from trouble And it always tracks you down Hits you quick and hard You're a lightnin' rod [Bridge] Like a lightnin' rod You shimmer, glow and shine `Til the voltage drops And then you make your disconnection No one will know inside That you've been turned off And there's no more time And they'll be no more risking Your affection [Verse 3] Here's a tip you can take with you, baby A little shelter from yourself If you can't be strong be graceful If you can't be cool be kind to someone else But don't let anybody tell you When you can and cannot cry Your feet are wet but the line is hot Hold on tight when it's all you got It's like a [Chorus] Hundred watts of heartache Mainline to your soul Lost your insulation Right down to the core Always run from trouble And it always tracks you down Hits you quick and hard You're a lightnin' rod