Linoleum

[Verse 1]

Danny and I were talking

Just the other day

Under the kitchen light on the cold linoleum

He said, "This line of work teaches you so many things"

"But, it won’t teach you to be a man"

All my life, I’ve been looking for someone to look after me

All my life, I’ve been looking for a maid

Then, I met you in the garden

Smelling flowers in the shade

I said, “Hello”

You said, “Love is like daylight, when it fades away”

[Verse 2]

We made a pact

We drew blood in the night

We gutted ourselves in the harsh sunlight

I wore your dress and tights

You wore my shirt and jeans

We felt like ladybugs on a leaf of evergreen

I did not know a storm would ravage this place

I did not know you held so many tears in your face

Did not know I was imperfect

Didn’t know I was no saint

Didn’t know my hands could destroy as much as they create

[Verse 3]

I helped him up from the ground, where he fell

I said, “You took quite the spill”

He said, “I’m fine, oh, the wind just knocked me down”

That "the weather here is the same all year round"

I did not mean to lie right through my teeth

I did not mean to cause you any lost sleep

So many things I didn’t mean to do

I only ever meant it when I gave myself to you

[Outro]

Oh, oh, it’s gonna be a long time

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, it’s gonna be a long time

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, it’s gonna be a long, long, long time

Oh, oh, it’s gonna be a long time

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh