Leave

Beauty left shadows The shadows black and blue In the ache of the moonlight She brings a glass to her lips And stains them with Palisade wine Oh, I've never seen her so angry Oh. she's holding back on me Keeping words for ransom And I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave? Leave, leave When I was young My mama said "don't play pretend 'cause someday you'll grow up and mean it" But beauty plays mean and she means it She's breaking me down To build me up again Oh, her lips sweet as peaches Oh, she's holding me Holding love for ransom And I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave? Leave, leave I'm gone She's in the words of every goddamn song She's sorry how it all went wrong 'Til I'm back on her doorstep And wrapped up in her arms I need someone to tell me it's not my fault But I'll hold my tongue 'Cause I'm tired of the talking And she's walking the walk all over me And I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave? Leave, leave And I keep on asking myself, why don't I leave? Leave, leave