Was it wise to believe that My sweetness would last? Those summer nights we spent dreaming In the tall grass Behind your parents' home Now a thing of the past Was it wise to imagine Our future home? And the vegetable garden We'd somehow grow Though I've killed nearly every plant I've ever owned And though I've outgrown your love Still thought you should know You were a fool for leaving Your shoes out in the rain When from the depths of the forest Crawled a scorpion And in the morning Your cries were heard by every Panamanian You were a fool for falling For a cynic like me If you wanted someone harmless Maybe that ain't me Oh, I'm pinching every sweet thing that I see And your kindness Intimidates me ♪ Even the memory of The sweetest love that I have known Has been menaced by the venom Of my cynicism