Goodnight, Fair Lady

Album: The Afterman: Ascension (2012)
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  • Good evening, ladies and gentlemen
    I have a story to tell you of one slow decline
    Where the girl yanked on the strings
    To break this man's heart
    Oh lord, I think I deserve
    A little better than this, I think I've earned it
    So I'll just keep humming this song
    And hope you follow

    Turn me over, roll me 'round
    To find the truth that I don't want found
    Oh, don't believe everything you hear
    I'm the snake waiting for you, dear
    And eventually, you'll come to me
    I know you will
    Oh, I know you will

    You're lipstick crazy, I make my pass
    The drink turns over, the glass smashed
    And with the kindness of my smarts
    I replace your pleasure with a friend at the bottom

    Turn me over, roll me 'round
    To find the truth that I don't want found
    Oh, don't believe everything you hear
    I'm the snake waiting for you, dear
    And eventually, you'll come to me
    I know you will

    Oh, it's my fate
    To be your biggest mistake, oh, oh
    Oh, I'll tell you all you want to hear
    Until you sleep

    I know you will
    Oh, goodnight, oh, goodnight
    Fair lady

    Oh, turn me over, roll me 'round
    To find the truth that I don't want found
    Oh, don't believe everything you hear
    I'm the snake waiting for you, dear
    And eventually, you'll come to me
    Eventually, you'll come to me

    We can agree to disagree
    Well, maybe that was you then and now this is me
    Oh, but eventually, you'll come to me, baby
    I know you will

    Caution, second entity identified Writer/s: Claudio Sanchez
    Publisher: BMG Rights Management
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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