What You Want

 

watch you speed away again
I don't know why they pull that shit
cute and coy and counterfeit
still I don't blame you
what you pull is sleight of heart
get your last word, don't get screwed
appetite and attitude
still I don't blame you

but what you want, I never know
every time I watch you go
tail lights, baby, they don't show
what you want
what you want
what you want


calling from the breakdown lane
somewhere on the turnpike west
when you're low, you're at your best
still I don't blame you
all your best is clever words
clever words that move so fast
but clever lovers, they don't last
only the honest ones do

but what you want to say you can't
you run and hide from man to man
leave before they understand
what you want
what you want
what you want


and when I'm finally cool with all of that
back you come for one more truce
nothing's lost when we're seduced
except the irony
then it's desperate talk and make-up sex
angel dust on devil's food
appetite and attitude
I hope you don't blame me

what we've got is love and pride
guillotined and glorified
all because we can't decide
what we want
what we want
what we want

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