XO [From Under The Cork Tree 2005]

I comb the crowd and pick you out 
My mouth moves too fast for you to figure it out 
It starts eyes closed to fingers crossed 
To "I swear, I say" 
To "I swear, I say"

To hands between legs, to "whatever it takes" 
To drinks at the club to the bar 
To the keys to your car 
To hotel stairs to the emergency exit door 
To the love, I left my conscience pressed 
Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer 
"What did it ever do for me" I say 
It never calls me when I'm down 
Love never wanted me 
But I took it anyway 
Put your ear to the speaker 
And choose love or sympathy 
But never both

I hoped you choked 
And crashed your car 
Hey "tear catcher", that's all that you are 
And ever were 
From the start 
I swear, I say 
I swear, I say

To hands between legs, to "whatever it takes" 
To drinks at the club to the bar 
To the keys to your car 
To hotel stairs to the emergency exit door 
To the love, I left my conscience pressed 
Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer 
"What did it ever do for me" I say 
It never calls me when I'm down 
Love never wanted me 
But I took it anyway 
Put your ear to the speaker 
And choose love or sympathy 
But never both

To the love I left my conscience pressed 
Through the keyhole I watched you dress 
Kiss and tell: loose lips sink ships

To the love I left my conscience pressed
Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer 
"What did it ever do for me" I say