words & music by vonda shepard

you ran away with your conscience dear
there was a red flag waving in my ear saying
"stay away, you´ve got something to fear"
well why did i not choose to hear?
well i am through with suffering
gonna make better choices i don´t need no wedding ring
i can sing, i can dance
but i can´t make thus feeling cease
cause deep in my soul you left a permanent crease and

we all got our cross to bear
our star of david, our dreadlocked hair
and oh yeah baby, i still care
and if you need some help
you know i´ll always be there

well it´s been a strange year
you´ve been a very bad dog
as my fire went out
you´d put on another log
but it was worth never having any peace
and deep in my soul you left a permanent crease and

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some nights i thought i´d cry forever
i´d wish him away and then i´d turn into a beggar
but it was worth always scraping my knees
and deep in my soul you left a permanent crease

i wear my heart like a wrinkle on my sleeve

and i´ve got the aching love that only you can relieve
but i´m not afraid to go down with a sinking friend
i´m gonna live out my dreams even if they kill me in the end

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