Heartworms

Album: Heartworms (2017)
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  • Well, I guess I'm just here to test your patience
    'Cause you're so smart, my tricks don't work at all
    Is it my lack of education?
    Just tell me why you never call

    Behind your symmetry lies a fundamental difference
    There are those who own the mines and those who crawl
    No offense but, in between the lines, I'm reading
    You look out for your own
    And you ain't gonna look at me that way

    And it's true
    So what can I do?

    Anything to get some of your affection
    (What can I do?)
    Maybe impress you with a song
    (What can I do?)
    I'm trying to minimize the damage done
    'Cause there ain't no one like you

    I found the postcard from that trip you took to Thailand
    I remember studyin' all the words written in your pretty hand
    The little lines and little curves that held a sacred meaning
    Or so I thought
    But I had it wrong

    Now I'm trying to figure out
    When it was you gave me these heartworms
    I feel them wriggling in my blood
    You're gonna do me harm
    Right now, I'd rather lose this losing feeling
    That came on when you cooled off
    Started treating me in this friendly way

    And it's true
    I can't blame you
    So what can I do?

    Oh, won't you be still for a moment
    (What can I do?)
    So I can push a feather through your heart
    (What can I do?)
    I'm trying to minimize
    The damage done 'cause there ain't no one like you

    Tell me, what can I do?

    What can I do?

    When I get lonely to distraction
    (What can I do?)
    Maybe impress you with a song
    (What can I do?)
    No easy way around it
    You're the saddest dream that ever came true

    La-la-la-la
    La-la-la-la-la Writer/s: James Russell Mercer
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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