The Band Played Just for Me

Waved goodbye on the other side then I said, "Hello, why don't you ever leave me?" (Oh)

She crossed the room then she tried to hide and said, "I told you once why don't you believe me?" (Oh)

And the pink light shined knocked me blind I said, "Would you mind if I tried to make this easy?"

She clenched her eyes and rolled her fists and wondered out loud what it takes to please me

But I was halfway to the door and in the street, the band was playing just for me

I once knew her like I knew me nobody could see how she could own me

In her room, I was petrified and tried my best to hide how she could use me

In neon signs a hundred feet high

No doubt left forever she would want me

And I was left in no such doubt that in that one sweet moment she would haunt me

And in my dreams and in my nightmares the band was there playing just for me

"I would die for you", she cried

I tried not to decide how I would leave her

There was nothing left to tell myself and wonder if I could believe her

No time to hide, no time to lie

No time to watch the world pass me by

No time to grin, no time to choose

No time to chase the ghost from my shoes

No time to win, no time to bawl, no time to creep

And no time to crawl

No time to sleep, no time to sin

No time to lose and nothing to win

No time for heroics, no time to feed

Nothing to confess or to concede

No time to save, no time for love

Sex was a curse sent from above

No time to cry, no time to explain

Nothing to scream and no one to blame

No time for silence, no time at all

No time to fail and nowhere to fall

No time to hide, no time to lie

No time to watch the world pass me by

No time to grin, no time to choose

No time to chase the ghost from my shoes

No time to sleep, no time to sin

No time to lose and no time to win