The Stupid One

save me the leftovers when you go
give me your heart if i'm not too slow
i don't believe that you would let me down

in the sea i could drown my sorrows
my yesterdays, and all my tomorrows
with a graceful leap i'd leave you all behind

but will you toast me at my wake when i'm dead and gone
or will you say that it was my mistake and i'm the stupid one

she slapped my face before i finished what i'm saying
in anger i was saying she's to blame
i don't know where she's coming from i only know her name

well there's a hole in my shirt where my heart used to be
i'm looking out my window over factories
the desperate ones have never had a chance so there's no hope for me

but will you toast me at my wake when i'm dead and gone
or will you say that it was my mistake and i'm the stupid one

and there's got to be an answer to my question
but i'm too much the coward to ask
pick the flower of self-deception
say the words as the petals are downcast
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not

hey i'm no fool - well i don't believe so
just that sometimes i react too slow
she'd come and gone before i worked out what to say

and i've got yesterday's paper wrapped around my chips
and the salt is drying my virgin lips
it seems like forever - that's how it's going to stay

but will you toast me at my wake when i'm dead and gone
or will you say that it was my mistake and i'm the stupid one

and there's got to be an answer to my question
but i'm too much the coward to ask
pick the flower of self-deception
say the words as the petals are downcast
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not
she loves me, she loves me not

ŠAdam Dennis 1991