Warts And All

I never asked a body this, went for momentary bliss

Deflecting partners with a kiss whenever it was broached

All too soon i'd leave the bed turn my thoughts to food instead

Let's feed the naked and the dead, fried eggs beans and toast

But rosie says 'hang on a while now, baby'

And back into her loving arms i crawl

In her heat she makes me bask 'till i'm warm enough to ask

Love me, baby will you warts and all.

My dad was cross and i'm the same, but i wont hand him all the blame

I know from where his anger came and it all seems to fit

The patience that he never had used to make us all so mad

But here am i like jack-the-lad chomping at the bit

And rosie says 'hang on a while now, baby'

And back into her loving arms i crawl

She keeps handing me the flask 'till i'm warm enough to ask

Love me baby will you warts and all.

Now sometimes i can see myself screaming at some empty shelf

Where i left my keys the night before

Someone moved them overnight the children crawl away in fright

Me, i want a hand to bite and close the goddamn door.

But rosie she's not frightened by threats to kill or threats to fly

She can look me in the eye and say i must be mad

Tells me where to take my cloud down the pub for crying out loud

Lay it on that arty crowd 'cause they're all just as bad

I say 'well hang on a while now, baby

And back into her loving arms i crawl

She keeps kissing 'till my mask falls so far i have to ask

Love me baby will you warts and all.

I must dig into my reserves when rosie she gets on my nerves

Just by being happy all the time

I wish sometimes she'd lose the cool

Fling a tantrum throw a stool

Drown the youngest in the pool now that would be sublime

But rosie she's too cute for that to her i have to lift my hat

Not an eyelid does she bat though jericho might fall

Fills me up with baked alaska 'till i'm big enough to ask her

Love me baby will you, warts and all.