drops of orange

i wanted to sing a song tonight

visit you on a window sill

while the air grew cold and darkness fell

there were secrets that i hoped to tell

i'll squeeze some drops of orange

into a magic hat

and make believe i'm loving you

but i'm never coming back

i'll never find my way again

to your arms as hard as ice

in games you've played the gambler

with a loaded pair of dice

words i scattered on the floor

when you had me for a meal

fell apart so tenderly

you never asked me how i feel

and when i tried to taste you

for an honest sip of life

you flew just like a butterfly

and stabbed me like a knife

you put me through a ringer

like a dirty pair of jeans

i'm drying tears in loneliness

but it's never what it seems

you're always playing secrets

always playing with your hair

always shopping for another face

you never notice that i'm there

another day in paradise

and another day in Hell

i thought someday you'd know me

but you've never known me well

another day without your lips

another day alone

i thought someday you'd know me

but i'm leaving on my own.