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Vin 05:01 pm UTC 07/02/09 |
| In reply to: | re: You Pay for What You Get - Jacqueline 12:32 pm UTC 07/02/09 |
| Don't think I could ask for better compliments. Thanks, JD. > Creepy and memorable - Very Poe meets Steiny... > Thanks Vin!! > > > > I think I posted just the chorus of this a couple years > > ago (that's all I had!). Finally got around to fleshing > > it out into a full set of lyrics. > > > > As always, feedback is appreciated. You guys are my only > > outlet! > > > > > > Vin > > > > > > > > You Pay for What You Get > > > > Another unanswered phone call, pretending you’re not home > > But the car that’s in your driveway speaks the truth, > > You’re not alone > > > > Two shadows in the window, making nice like shadows do > > I wonder if she smells at all my shadow’s scent on you > > > > You asked me for my name and number > > I gave you so much more > > I took you home and made you whole, > > When you were half a man with her > > I didn’t ask for your commitment > > I know its somewhere else > > But honey I’m no broken toy > > Sitting quiet on the shelf > > > > We said “no strings” but there’s no such thing > > Be warned, boy, and never forget: > > Nobody rides for free anymore, > > And you pay for what you get > > > > What kind of lies did you tell her, so you could lie with > > me? > > And how’d you strike that girl so blind > > That she just couldn’t see? > > > > But she’s pretty when she’s sleeping, such a pity to > > disturb > > Its only you and I now, boy, we get what we deserve > > > > Don’t ask me what’s inside the box > > Your secret’s safe with me. > > Just brace yourself and peek inside > > And tell me what you see. > > They’re pieces of the heart you broke > > Although she never knew. > > There was a man of her dreams and a man in my bed > > And both of them were you > > > > We said “no strings,” just a one-night fling, > > But this night isn’t over quite yet > > Nobody ride’s for free anymore > > And you pay for what you get > > > > No, even the first taste ain’t free anymore > > And you pay for what you get! > > > > Don’t look so surprised, and boy don’t you cry > > You’re only reaping the seeds that you’ve sown > > You can’t straddle two fences without consequences, > > Comeuppance will find you for all your offenses, > > Even the ones you disown. > > > > And she’s so pretty when she’s sleeping > > Remember her that way > > She’s better off than both of us > > And that’s just how she’ll stay > > | |
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