Put the Kids to Bed

Put the kids to bed
I need you to lie beside me
Remind me that I'm dead

The guest room
Two spools of thread, I hide the needle
Behind the bed with my garter belt
And my cigarette

Well, while the little one's asleep
I need you to tell me lies
To fill my empty uninspired mind, oh

When we were young we said one day
Honey, you and I, we're gonna share the grave
I didn't know it'd come so soon
No, I didn't know it'd come so soon

The feeling in my belly of living with but not loving you
It keeps me longer at the corner store, yeah
Smilin' out of necessity, just showin' teeth
To keep the peace, workin' out
To induce sleep, so as I happily avoid you

When we were young we said one day
Honey, you and I, we're gonna share a grave
I didn't know it'd come so soon
No, I didn't know it'd come so soon

No, I didn't know

Put the kids to bed
It's about time I assume my role
Just hiding my black holes
Beneath blankets of love gone cold