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She was sixteen and six feet tall |
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In a crowd of teenagers comin' out of the zoo |
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She stumbled, started to slip and fall |
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Teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes |
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I happened to catch her and said |
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"Maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you" |
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Maybe for you, now |
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But not as shaky as I must have seemed |
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Talkin' junk through her giggle, little teenage dream |
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And on the phone I could not compete |
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My dumb luck, fake competence was gettin' weak |
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For a sec I thought I sounded sweet |
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But sure enough in a gruff, faint voice |
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I heard myself speak |
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I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile |
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And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke |
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And we could share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this |
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And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do |
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Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now |
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I'm beginnin' to like you |
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So you probably won't get what I'm going to do |
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I'm walkin' away from you |
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It probably don't make much sense to you |
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But I'm tryin' to save you |
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From all of the things that I'll probably say or do |
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I'll probably do |
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I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile |
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And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke |
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And we might share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this |
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And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do |
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Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now |
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You'll probably call me a fool |
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And say I'm doin' exactly what a coward would do |
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An' I'm beginnin' to like you |
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It's a shame, what a lame way to live but what can I do? |
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I hope you appreciate what I do |
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I'm a martyr for my love for you |
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A martyr for my love for you |
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A martyr for my love for you |
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A martyr for my love for you |
