Prison Song

from Alcohol is a Cheap Perfume by Wannabe Texans

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an ordinary woman
with ordinary luck
put her faith in flesh and blood
and found herself locked up
betrayal was the necklace
he placed around her neck
and as her hope walked out the door
she pondered revenge

the wind circled round the lovers
polishing their skin
it cut them out like shadows
and left them paper thin
I might cut out your heart she said
but I can't cut out your sin
but l'II get some satisfaction
doing you in

nobody made her do it
to that she will attest
for the outline of her lover
is the prison she loves best

she said the darkest inspiration
has been a friend of mine
hands as dark as ravens
and the sharpest kitchen knife
I've built a pretty house
with all his pretty bones
and the sunlight makes a lovely pattern
on this prison floor

nobody made her do it
to that she will attest
for the outline of her lover
is the prison she loves best

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from Alcohol is a Cheap Perfume, released January 1, 1990
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