The Car The Gun The Girl

You will paint me palaces that shimmer in the sun

Golden webs of wonder to explain what you’ve become

But every single one of them will have the tint of lies.

You will take me wandering down dark and twisted ways

You’ll hold my hand against your breast and promise to behave

But every single step we take will make the sound of lies.

Three things led to your life of crime

Everything else was just killing time

The car, the gun, the girl

You want them all but you’ll settle for one

The car, the gun, the girl.

Trackless wastes of loneliness that make my heart bleed

You’ll tell me what it is you want and I’ll give you what you need

But every single thing we feel still has the taste of lies.

I will try to keep it simple

I will try to say it plain

All the things that we desire

Can be given these few names

The car, the gun, the girl

The car, the gun, the girl.

Gazing at an endless sky visions crowd the clouds

Each single shape significant no matter how it’s found

And every single one of them still has the taste of lies.

Three things led to your life of crime

Everything else was just killing time

The car, the gun, the girl

You want it all but you’ll settle for one

The car, the gun, the girl.

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