Codeine (Live at First Avenue)

[Verse 1]

Well, I ain't your baby, I ain't your baby now

Them holy rollers got kicked right out of town

It's dark where I've been stayin'

Don't you worry and come on in

Well, I've finally found a friend

I've found a friend

[Chorus]

Codeine, Codeine

You're the nicest thing I've seen

For a while, for a while

[Verse 2]

Well, you hold my hand as I step into the room

And all these people, they'll all be fadin' soon

Well, it's whisper time remembered

Through armored thorns and knives

And it's all that I've got left

To hold onto

[Chorus]

Codeine, Codeine

You're the nicest thing I've seen

For a while, for a while

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]

Well, you can keep your dusty bottle on your shelf

And you can keep your words of wisdom to yourself

I love you darling so

Why can't you just let me go?

Before you find me hanging in my cell

[Chorus]

Codeine, Codeine

You're the nicest thing I've seen

For a while, for a while

Codeine, Codeine

You're the nicest thing I've seen

For a while, for a while

[Audience Applause]