My impatience will be the death of me And if not me at the very least us Don't you know darling just like they say Leave something wet for too long it'll rust Too long it'll rust, too long it'll rust And it's love in the time of cowardice Love as a house not a home Love as a formal ritual Oh love just to be not alone And my best efforts will go unnoticed That's just the way of all things with me The emptiness of it all shifts the focus It's a weight that bears down so heavy on me It's heavy on me, it's heavy on me And it's love in the time of cowardice Love in the time of urban planning Love as a formal ritual Love as mutual misunderstanding Love as some kind of consequence Love as some kind of happy war zone And anybody will tell ya friend Love is heavy enough alone Oooh ooh ooh Oh it's love in the time of cowardice Love as a house not a home Love as a formal ritual Love just to be not alone Love when it's only physical Love as some kind of happy war zone And anybody will tell ya friend Love is heavy enough alone Love, love, alone