billy bragg
must i paint you a picture?
It's bad timing and me We find a lot of things out this way And there's you A little black cloud in a dress  The temptation To take the precious things we have apart To see how they work Must be resisted for they never fit together again  If this is rain let it fall on me and drown me If these are tears let them fall Must I paint you a picture About the way that I feel?  You know my love for you is strong, girl You know my love for you is real It took a short walk and a talk  To change the rules of engagement  While you searched frantically for reverse And them claiming  That virtue never tested is no virtue at all  And so I lost my ignorance  And now the bells across the river chime out your name I look across to them again Must I paint you a picture About the way that I feel?  You know my love for you is strong, girl You know my love for you is real All your friends said come down It will never fly  And on that imperfect day We threw it all away Crisis after crisis With such intensity  This would never happen if we lived by the sea Most important decisions in life Are made between two people in bed I found that out at my expense  And when I see you You just turn around and walk away like we never met Oh we used to be so brave I dreamt the world stopped turning as we climbed the hill  I dreamt impossible dreams that we were lovers still Must I paint you a picture About the way that I feel? You know my love for you is strong, girl You know my love for you is real [Repeat]