lover i dont have to love

i picked you out
of a crowd and talked to you
i said i like your shoes
you said thanks can i follow you
so it's up the stairs
and out of view no prying eyes
i poured some wine
i asked your name
you asked the time

now it's 2 o'clock
the club is closed and
we are up the block
your hands on me
i am pressing hard against your jeans
your tongue in my mouth
trying to keep the words from coming out
you didnt care to know
who else may have been you before

i want a lover i dont have to love
i want a girl whos too sad to give a fuck
here is the kid with the chemicals
i thought he's said to meet him here but im not sure
i got the money if you've got the time
you said it feels good
i said i'll give it a try

then my mind went dark
we both forgot where your car was parked
lets just take the train
ill meet up with the band in the morning

bad actors with bad habits
some sad singers they just play tragic
and the phone's ringing
and the van's leaving
let's just keep touching
let's just keep, keep singing

i want a lover i dont have to love
i want a boy who's so drunk he doesnt talk
it was the kid with the chemicals?
i got a hunger
and i cant seem to get full
i need some meaning i can memorize
the kind i have always seems to slip my mind
but you but you

write such pretty words
but life's no story book
love's an excuse to get hurt
and to hurt
do you like to hurt
i do i do then hurt me

then hurt me


...from the upcoming Bright Eyes album LIFTED or The Story is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground (Aug 13). i'll get you an mp3 soon because this is the best song i've heard this year.