Blackout

Part of me has never tried to leave your side, my dear
The other part is always many miles away from here
If leaving on the regular is what I've gotta do
Until I've cut the record that I've always wanted to

Don't blame yourself — you never could contain me anyway
Forces hard at work on me will hurt you every time
Like waking up to find your lover's left a note and run
And took his pound of flesh from you in more ways than one

Poor honey, you've been hurting something
Trying to wrap your head around me now
I've been burning down a highway headed south
But you can't watch me leave you
Like a blackout again

You take it on yourself and you let the darkness in
Blame my deviations on a detail you'd forsaken
The King he had his dancing and the Beatles had their hair
Like them you compensate for quality
That was always really there, now

Poor honey, you've been hurting something
Trying to wrap your head around me now
I've been burning down a highway headed south
But you can't watch me leave you
Like a blackout again

I wanna show the recommended sentiments this time
Lay a little love down on the line
The return is not the sum of all the effort that she put in
If I can't reciprocate the love she does give

Poor honey you've been hurting something
Trying to wrap your head around me now
I've been burning down a highway
Headed south but you can't watch me leave you
Like a blackout

Any time I try and be more than just a friend
It's all lights out
Like a blackout again