"Silver Tongue" lyrics
Love me while you watch the time
If I falter or lose my rhyme
You will drop me like a useless dime
'Cause you ain't no friend of mine, no, no
Steer me wrong and drop me off
From a swan dive to a bellyflop
Shallow waters that flood your heart
Will forever keep us apart
You never cease to amaze me
Though sometimes I just don't understand
The chances you took to play your hand
But you never took my love when it was here, oh
Ooh-ooh
My heart's been through it a thousand times
Like a faded fruit upon the vine
Shiny promise that fades with time
But the seeds are sown and the hope defined, oh
Such a sad way to lose someone
To live by, "Better said than better done"
Song and dance that hides your gun
From those who buy the silver from your tongue
And you never cease to amaze me
Sometimes I just don't understand
The song and dance that hides your gun
From those who buy the silver from your tongue
Would you love me while you watch the time?
If I falter or lose my rhyme
You will drop me like a useless dime
'Cause you ain't no friend of mine, no, no
Steer me wrong and drop me off
From a swan dive to a bellyflop
Shallow waters that flood your heart
Will forever keep us apart
You never cease to amaze me
Though sometimes I just don't understand
The chances you took to play your hand
But you never took my love when it was here, oh
Ooh-ooh
My heart's been through it a thousand times
Like a faded fruit upon the vine
Shiny promise that fades with time
But the seeds are sown and the hope defined, oh
Such a sad way to lose someone
To live by, "Better said than better done"
Song and dance that hides your gun
From those who buy the silver from your tongue
And you never cease to amaze me
Sometimes I just don't understand
The song and dance that hides your gun
From those who buy the silver from your tongue
Would you love me while you watch the time?
Writer(s): Prince Rogers Nelson, Nikka Costa
