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I comb the crowd and pick you out My mouth moves too fast for you to figure it out It starts eyes closed to fingers crossed “To I swear, I say” “To I swear, I say” To hands between legs... To drinks at the club to the bar To the keys to your car To hotel stares/stairs to the emergency exit door To the love, I left my conscience pressed Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer “What did it ever do for me” I say (I say…) It never calls me when I'm down Love never wanted me But I took it anyway Put your ear to the speaker And choose awe or sympathy But never both But never wanted me “I hoped you choked And crashed your car” Hey “tear catcher,” that's all that you are And ever were From the start I swear, I say (I swear, I say) To hands between legs... To drinks at the club to the bar To the keys to your car To hotel stares/stairs to the emergency exit door To the love, I left my conscience pressed Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer “What did it ever do for me” I say (I say…) It never calls me when I'm down Love never wanted me But I took it anyway Put your ear to the speaker And choose awe or sympathy But never both Oh oh… To the “love” I left my conscience pressed Through the keyhole I watched you dress Kiss and tell Loose lips sink ships To the “love” I left my conscience pressed Through the keyhole I watched you dress Kiss and tell Loose lips sink ships To the “love” I left my conscience pressed Through the keyhole I watched you dress Kiss and tell (kiss and tell) Loose lips sink ships To the “love” I left my conscience pressed To the “love” I left my conscience pressed To the love, I left my conscience pressed Between the pages of the Bible in the drawer “What did it ever do for me” I say