promise of a kiss
(lyrics howard music andy thurston)

Pick up the pieces, don't you stare at me like that
You've got the grace of a dog and the emotions of a cat
And you don't want forgiveness and you don't want advice
Act like it's your mission when it's really just a vice
You smile and say you're sorry, I smile and say you're right
Sometimes I think you say here simply out of spite
And you don't ever listen when the shouting begins
Then I look into your eyes, and amnesia sets back in
Tell me that you love me, what's that supposed to mean
Some say the edge is ragged, some say the cut is clean
Some would call it hit and run, I can it hit or miss
Standing in the balance of the promise of a kiss
You pick up the pieces, I'll pour a little wine
And if somebody calls, I'll say we're doing fine
Living in the center ring you ask me how to cope
Lesson in survival is to learn to walk that rope
Tell me that you love me, what's that supposed to mean
Some say the edge is ragged, some say the cut is clean
Some would call it hit and run, I can it hit or miss
Standing in the balance of the promise of a kiss
(Alternate Last Verse)

Still we stuff our faces, still we need our daily bread
And when we need a place to lie, still we make our beds
Living in the center ring I ask you how to cope
Lesson in survival is to learn to walk that rope