Promises

Lay next to me, darling,

In a bed of snakes,

Let them tear our skin,

Let their poison ache,

Through our bones,

Let it tone,

For our sins,

For we know,

We’ve been turning tricks.

Stealing like rats,

Begging like dogs,

Crocodile tears,

Liar bird songs,

We’re no better than them.

Promises and wild beasts.

Fox on the road,

Hit by a car,

Hold its neck real gentle, honey, like you used to hold mine,

Hold its neck real gentle, honey, put it out of its misery.

I wish I could love you, baby,

I wish I could love you, baby,

Wish I could love you,

Wish I could love you,

Wish I could love you,

Like you wanna be loved.

Promises, promises, promises and wild beasts,

We made promises that we couldn’t keep.

Go easy, darling,

Don’t be so rough,

I’m about done with you looking at me like I’m not enough,

Wrap me up in sheets of fury,

Hold a pillow down over my face,

While I scream your name.

I wish I could love you, baby,

I wish I could love you, baby,

I wish I could love you,

I wish I could love you,

I wish I could love you,

I wish I could love you,

Like you wanna be loved.

I just wanna feel it,

I just wanna feel it,

I just wanna feel it,

I just wanna feel it,

I just wanna feel loved.

Promises, promises, promises and wild beasts,

We made promises, promises, promises that we couldn’t keep.

Go easy, darling,

I’m a tender lover,

Go easy, darling,

I’m a tender lover,

Go easy, darling,

I’m a tender lover,

Go easy, darling,

I’m tender.

I wish I could love you, baby,

I wish I could love you, baby,

I wish I could love you,

I wish I could love you,

I wish I could love you,

Like you oughta be loved.

I wish I could feel it,

I just wanna feel it,

I just wanna feel,

I just wanna feel loved.