Only In The Morning

She's alone if only in the morning

For all her learned morality

She keeps her line drawn far beyond the innocent flirtation

A reputation for quenching every thirst for free.

My mother thinks the last one never loved me

The wisdom's stark simplicity was easy to ignore

Before I heard a few more stories

And they destroyed me

I scratched the surface 'til it bled

I shed my skin

When I got burned

I reached for the stove but I never learned

Promise me, that you're not her

And I can try to believe it

But I've seen things that I can't forget

I could barely stomach her affection

And with my stoic brevity

I never made it past her plastic pornographic accent

And i accept that

She paid to board a sinking ship

And now she's drowning thanks to me

Just a lonely girl that never learned to swim

And I know it's done

'Cause she's the only one who brought me back to shore

And she's scared

That I would drown before I ever let this go

I finally learn to swim

She's alone if only in the morning

For all her learned morality

She crossed that line for me.

I've seen some things I may never find a way to forget