Promise - Violent Femmes

Well, y’know that I want your loving

But my logic tells me it ain’t never gonna happen

And then my defenses say I did’t want it anyway

But you know sometimes I’m a liar

Could you ever want me to love you?

Could you ever want me to care?

Disregard my nervousness

Please ignore my vacant stares

Cause just what I’ve been through

Is nothing like where I’m going to

Give me some sign to pursue a promise

And you’re unhappy

This is only a guess

Do you know what it’s like to hate

When it’s way down deep inside?

Oh God, I hate

What’s been done to my life

I could rule the pain

I could rule the night

Or would it ruin my salvation?

Ruin my mind

Rule your pains

Rulers of the night

Ruin your salvation

Ruin your mind

You know that I want your loving

Well, then Mr. Logic

Mr. Logic tells me it ain’t never gonna happen

And then my defenses say, well, I didn’t want it anyway

But you know sometimes I’m a liar

Could you ever want me to love you?

Could you ever want me to care?

Disregard my nervousness

Ple-please ignore my vacant stares

Just what I’ve been through

Is nothing like where I’m going to

Give me some sign to pursue a promise

A promise

And you’re unhappy

And you’re unhappy

And you’re unhappy

And you’re unhappy this only a guess