Tom Verlaine
Morning Theft
[Verse 1]
Time takes care of the wound
So I can believe
You had so much to give
You thought I couldn't see

Gifts for boot heels to crush
Promises deceived
I had to send it away
To bring us back again

[Verse 2]
Your eyes and body brighten
Silent waters, deep
Your precious daughter
In the other room, asleep

A kiss goodnight
From every stranger that I meet
I had to send it away
To bring us back again

[Verse 3]
Morning theft
Unpretender left
Ungrateful
[Verse 4]
True self is what brought you here to me
A place where we can accept this love
Friendship battered down by useless history
Unexamined failure

[Verse 5]
What am I still to you?
Some thief who stole from you?
Or some fool drama queen
Whose chances were few?

Love brings us to who we need
A place where we can save
A heart that beats as both
Siphon and reservoir

You're a woman, I'm a calf
You're a window, I'm a knife
We come together
Making chance into starlight

[Verse 6]
Meet me tomorrow night
Or any day you want
I have no right to wonder
Just how, or when
You know the meaning fits
There's no relief in this
I miss my beautiful friend

I had to send it away
To bring her back again