Walk on by with your bare feet
Hands in your pockets and smoke in your cheeks
I won't follow you now, when I'm on my own
After I've been running and feeling all alone

You can laugh all day and weep all night
Never fails when I'm around, you're always bound to fight
But don't let me leave baby, don't I treat you alright?
Don't I light you on fire and rock through the night anymore?

Choose the cat over me and wipe your mouth on the sheets
As long as you stay happy I won't make a peep
'Cause when things go good, you know they're real good
You love me more than anyone has ever could

You got thoughts that I don't like
You can't make up your mind whether I'm wrong or right
When comes to love and bedding down
You gotta know that's not the reason I keep hanging around

So walk on by with your boots untied
Your hair untidy and your growing stride
Know I'm hard to handle from time to time
But keep me on your mind babe and I will keep you on mine

You're sick and harsh when you wanna be
You push me away until I have to leave
But when all words are said and all things done
I love 'til the flowers wilt and frost marks out the sun