ask me to stay

was i your friend
was i your foe
you invited me up
i couldn’t say no
when you held me near
i thought i’d won
then you cut me loose
left me undone

chorus
let me back in
ask me to stay
if you let me go
it’ll curse the day

i stood in the hall
with my hands on fire
does your old man know
that he wed a liar
it’s a different place
or so you say
when i touched your neck
did i go astray

chorus

these desert sands
will cloud your dreams
your man of law
ain’t what he seems
your man of law
stands at your door
prays for new years
to level the score

chorus

Jon Houlon, Hillside Blue Music, 2001