True Love - Elliott Smith
True love is a rose Behind glass that's locked and kept closed Maybe just for me 'cos my soul's been attacked And shattered by tough love, bad love I bought mine on the street True love it just can't be beat I felt so complete Married to heavenly bodies above And each night i'd look up At a bright honeymoon 'cos it sure seemed built to last And even after my honeymoon passed I kept right on it man Like a ghost To the house it was haunting Day after day I'd steal with my true love away To some hide out left undisturbed We could do what we wanted But i started to feel like a liar Saying i love you Mad in love and at me There's no in between Came on and on I found you can't make a stand I'm her hired hand I have to do harm One day i got sick She played me a nasty old trick Said i need cigarettes Walked round the block Caught a cab Stayed gone for too long And my love had gotten so strong Just to try being back on my own I had to go to rehab All i need is a safe place to bleed Is this where it's at Having no chance Steps in a dance Your whole life's been in combat Now i'm the king of the ward 'cos i'm good and i swallow my sword And puke it out For the doctors to write a new prescription Tranquil as a dove People that have lost their true love All seem to fit the same description I feel cold, useless and old I wish i was no one Take me home my love Take me home today Take me out of this place Take me home with you today
Artist: Elliott Smith
Title: True Love