Shooting Shark

Well, I bumped inside the magic man

And he laid some tricks on me

He said, "You do need help, my friend"

I whispered, "Obviously"

He laid a spread of Jacks and Queens

And he bade me take my pick

But every face, it had your face

I cried out, "I am sick"

Sick of hauling your love around

Wanna run my train alone

But the engine tracks straight through your heart

And weighs me like a stone

Oh, it's a hard load to love you

It takes up all my time, having you

So familiar

Like last life's nursery rhyme

So, I gave away the pictures

And your golden ring

And the phone calls you sent me

And the silver birds that sing

Then the man, he told me something

That really brought me down

Your things were thrown away, it's true

But you were still in town

Sick of haulin' your love around

Wanna run my train alone

But the engine tracks straight through your heart

And weighs me like a stone

Oh, it's a hard load to love you

It takes up all my time, having you

So familiar

Like last life's nursery rhyme

The magician left a message

It flashes when I hide

Accept the chains of loving

Accept or else remove yourself from her side

Do without her love

And I lay back with a steel chain

I keep it by my side

I could mail a letter to you, but I still

Have my pride

Sick of haulin' your love around

Wanna run my train alone

But the engine tracks straight through your heart

And weighs me like a stone

Three times I've sent you back from me

Three times my bone's gone dry

And three times I've seen the shooting shark

Lighting up the sky

Oh, it's a hard load to love you, babe

It takes my breath away

The fourth time round

Is the last time round

There's nothin' else to say