Silver Tongue

Love me while you watch the time

If I falter or lose my rhyme

You will drop me like a useless dime

'Cause you ain't no friend of mine, no, no

Steered me wrong and dropped me off

From a swan dive to a belly flop

The shallow waters that flood your heart

Will forever keep us apart

You never cease to amaze me

Though sometimes I just don't understand

The chances you took to play your hand

But you never took my love when it was here, oh, ooh, ooh

My heart's been through it a thousand times

Like a faded fruit upon the vine

The shiny promise that fades with time

But the seeds are sown and the hope defined, oh

Such a sad way to lose someone

To live by, "Better said than better done"

Song and dance that hides your guns

From those who buy the silver from your tongue

You never cease to amaze me

But sometimes I don't understand

Song and dance that hides your gun

From those who buy the silver from your tongue, oh, ooh, oh

Would you love me while you watch the time?