Jewel Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone song lyrics

I saw you standing there

You had gold dust in your pocket

And you combed barbed wire through your hair

You thought i didn't notice

The skin on your teeth had a tear

To make me notice you started to shout

Then you and all your minions

Started flapping your tiny arms all about

They said you were a wise man

When did they teach wise men to pout?

I tried to forget you

But you tied bells to your name

They jingled every time i thought of you

Without shame

I tried to be unlovable

Why couldn't you do the same?

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What's the matter?

Does your love need a home?

Alright then

Love me, just leave me alone

Your mother was a wolf bite

Your daddy was a cigarette

Your brother was a rosebud

Crossbred with a car wreck

Your sister was a stockbroker

But you ain't nothing but a turtleneck

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It's not your little boy smile

It's not your little boy name

It's those big boy hands that are the ones to blame

I tried to be unlovable

Why couldn't you do the same?

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