Turn On Me

[Verse 1] You can fake it for a while Bite your tongue and smile Like every mother does an ugly child But the stars are leaking out Like spittle from a cloud Amassed resentment pelting ounce and pound [Pre-Hook 1] You're entertaining any doubt Because you had to know that I was fond of you Fond of Y-O-U Though I knew you masked your disdain I can see that change was just too hard for us, hard for us You always had to hold the reigns But where I'm headed, you just don't know the way [Verse 2] So affections fade away Or do adults just learn to play The most ridiculous, repulsive games On the faith of ruddy sons And the double-barreled guns You better hurry rabbit, run, run, run Cause mincing you is fun And there's a lot of hungry hatters in this world set on taking it over But brittle, thorny stems They break before they bend And neither one of us is one of them [Pre-Hook 2] And the tears will never mend Cause you had it in for me so long ago Boy, I still don't know I don't know why and I don't care Well hardly anymore If you'd only seen yourself hating me Hating me When I've been so much more than fair But then you'd have to lay those feelings bare [Hook 1] One thing I know still got you scared Yeah all that cold ire and never once aired on a dare [Pre-Hook 3] You had to know that I was fond of you Fond of Y-O-U So I took your licks at the time And a change like that is just so hard to do Hard to do Don't let it whip-crack your life And I'll bow out from the fight [Hook 2] Those old pious sisters were right The worst part is over now get back on that horse and ride