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Her masquerade

her doctor said "your time is coming"
"...after all, your temperature's running high"
the judge will always preach forgiveness
they say " please child, mind your own business"
what do you do with radioactive news?

her lawyer said "your trial' over...
...go back to bed, I'll screen your calls for you"
and when the night turns into morning
paper and pencil hostile drawings
of one or too many over bearing rules

she's in love with her masquerade
she's loving her, loving her mask

all you girls go tell your mothers
that elvis orders us under cover now
she's your sister, she's your daughter
she's a tease on bread and water
she's a young comer
a whipper-snapper jewel
she's a jewel

half the time

half the time your gone
and half the time your here
i don't need your time
i don't really care
cuz you could never be
half the women of my dreams

she's a burnig bush - she's a rising flame
honey won't you hush
and never be the same
let me drive you home
you'll be safer than that girl i left alone
half the time you're gone

i can't stand your eyes
they're driving me insane
clearer than the sky - softer than the rain
leave your man tonight
and look at me with all your might

if i had the chance to try it all again
i would walk into the past and find my college friend
although we're years apart
baby we could bridge the years and make a work of art
half the time you're gone

speaking in rhymes

the san francisco bay

as she comes

she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes

the girls is a brat
she's no better than that
but i can't seem to dream her away
the girl has a smile
so wicked and wild
i'll do anything that she says

she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes

she's a mean little elf i can't keep to myself
she slips and she slides out the door
if i put up a chase, her guardian angel
knocks me right down to the floor

she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes

if i'm trying real hard i can almost latch on
to the thought that she's come here to stay
but deep down inside i can see her on fire
burning up everything in her way 

she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes, as she comes
she keeps going away as she comes