All I can taste is cigarettes
And the kiss you left upon my lips
I' ve left a number of old regrets
From my silken white legs to my hips
People often say there' s no time in a day
But there 's way too much time for me
I' m empty and aching; my whole world is sh ...
And the black dog has sat at my feet
Nobody sees what I do to me
Nobody sees when I'm crazed
The contempt that I hold for my own defeat
And the guilt I feel masked by my rage
You waltz in the room in your drunken perfu ...
And you touch every inch of my being
Until the bitter sun rises and shows our disg...
You stretch while I 'm left there bleeding
And you step away ' cause you' re part of the ...
And I sleep ' cause I' m part of the night
And you say my chains will soon break away
And I' ll join you one day in the light
You push me and pull me, you ride me, you t...
Then turn every inch of me down
And I have nothing and no one
So what could I owe to one man who is cra...
Break my hands; I can ' t, I cannot break the ...
I see my own mind and the poisoning of its ...
Help is beyond me; help won 't come from s ...
You waltz in the room in your drunken perfu ...
And you touch every inch of my being
And you grab my hand; reassure me again
That knowledge is so often freeing
And you say my chains will soon break away
And I' ll join you one day in the light
But I 'm empty and aching; my whole world i ...
And the black dog is holding me tight