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I'd Crawl Away And Die


I didn't leave you tied to that line
You knew that was the last thing on my mind
I never dreamt that you could think it was me.
Though you won't say it, I can see in your face
Your mind must work at a dead stop pace
If you really thought it could'a bin me.

That night you held him real close and real tight
With the hope that maybe I would start a fight
But you knew that I could never match that man
It didn't take long for me to see
Just what a fool you tried to make out of me
But I'm sorry if I didn't play your game.
You see I'm not that easy to tame,
I built defence before the attack came,
And it was you not me who was insane.

Now all the laughing fingers point at you
And I'm so glad that I'm not standing in your shoes
Because the only way that I could shake off these blues
Is crawl away and die.

I didn't mean it to go this far
I only wanted you for one night when we met in the bar
Of a juke box saloon on Fourth Avenue.
But you insisted that I see you again,
And we made love before the night even began,
But it wasn't me who was hurt. It was you.
No wonder you're feeling so blue,
After all the things you said to me that just weren't true.
God, deep down inside you must really feel a fool.

That day you asked me to come inside
You looked so happy but now you cry,
Like the present you received with no senders name.
Next time you see me don't lead me on
'N' don't try to blame me when you know you could be wrong,
Cos the next time it ain't gonna be the same.
I'll catch the next homeward bound train
An' I'll leave you cold and standing in the rain
To go back alone to from where you came.

Now all the laughing fingers point at you
And I'm so glad that I'm not standing in your shoes
Because the only way that I could shake off these blues
Is crawl away and die.