all my friends are strangers, selfish and sad
black and blue faces, painted by the girl they couldn't have
a madman in brooklyn with a banjo and a pipe
changes his mind like the clock it changes time
sleep beside me tonight
hold my hand like a china doll
i'll break like glass if you trip down those stairs
sleep beside me tonight
an actor upstairs memorizing his scene
cut out his heart just to trade it for a dream
a writer downtown with his whiskey and a pen
turning flowers into ash with the end of a cigarette
sleep beside me tonight
hold my hand like a china doll
i'll break like glass if you trip down those stairs
sleep beside me tonight
when you say you can't, i know that means you won't
i'm just a lonely sailor stranded on this sinking boat
when i call your name, i'm gonna shout it out
i won't be shy about it, no i can't be shy about, i won't be shy about it
all my friends are strangers, selfish and sad
black and blue faces, painted by the girl they shouldn't have
me i'm just a child, innocent and pure
i swear that you're the devil with that fire at my door
sleep beside me tonight
hold my hand like a china doll
i'll break like glass if you trip down those stairs
sleep beside me tonight
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