Don't Go Down - Elliott Smith

i met a girl 
snowball in hell 
she was hard
and as cracked as the liberty bell 

and i got her to 
cove and move in with me 
and i said i'll find a better place 
where we can spend eternity 

but don't go down
don't go down
stay with me, baby stay 

her momma called me a thief 
and her dad
called himself commander in chief 

i fought him off with my love
but i knew the sense of worthlessness she would have to rise above 

don't go down
don't go down
stay with me, baby stay
don't go down
don't go down
stay with me, baby stay

she had a dream 
woke up in shock 
she had seen 
her own body outlined in chalk 

and i split the scence, the globe's been spun
and her ghost beamed down to kiss me 
with a message from the sun 

don't go down
don't go down
stay with me, baby stay 
don't go down
stay with me, baby stay 
don't go down
stay with me, baby stay