Thoughts Of You

I saw you in a crowd of parasites

And mild persuasions they can turn your head

And stricken by the curse of Satan's stench

And perseverance, no, he's no one's friend

Now I'm strangled by my hold on you

But who am I going to call out to, baby

Isn't it a shame that faces aren't the same

As steel, they'd never show the signs

Of forces that delight in humans short of sight

I've told myself a thousand times

That maybe I was running wild

Or thinking just a bit out loud about you

Life is lost to strangers

Who deliver love in empty phrases

Though it's costing more than I can pay, I know

That I'll remember your love as the best way

You know it's not the best way

Pretending your love was the best way, babe

Well, you were trapped

And you wanted free from the ties

And I was safe

And feeling strong and satisfied

I'll never be a friend to someone who descends

From love and has me caught in time

And tracks me through the years and knows me by my fears

And secrets, they've been so unkind

But maybe thoughts of you

Will help me to be someone new, baby

Life is lost to strangers

Who deliver love in empty phrases

Though it's costing more than I can pay, I know

I'll remember your love as the best way

I know it's not the best way

Pretending your love was the best way, babe

I know it's not the best way

Pretending your love was the best way