Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone

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I saw you standing there  You had gold dust in your pocket  You combed barbed wire through your hair  You thought I didn't notice  The skin on your teeth had a tear  To make me notice you started to shout  Then you and all your minions  Started flapping your tiny arms all about  They said you were the wise man  When did they teach wise men to pout?  I tried to forget you  But you tied bells to your name  They jingle everytime I thought of you  Without shame I tried to be unlovable  Why couldn't you do the same? What's the matter?  Don't you love me no more?  Alright then  Love me just leave me alone  (Love me just leave me alone) Your mother was a wolf bite  Your daddy was a cigarette  Your brother was a rosebud  Crossbred with a car wreck  Your sister was a stockbroker  But you - you ain't nothing but a turtleneck  You were standing there hypnotized  In the middle of the street  You had iron butterflies as kisses  You had gold dust in your teeth  You use one eye as a hostage  The other eye to stab your own meat  Your mind is a circle  But it thinks in straight lines  Your arms are like corset strings  They only know how to find  Linens are adorable  Why don't you try it sometime What's the matter  Did your love need a home?  Alright then  Love me just leave me alone It's not your little boy's mind  It's not your little boy's mind  It's those big boy hands when I'm no longer there Well, I'm trying to be unlovable  Why couldn't you do the same? What's the matter?  Did your love need a home?  Alright then  Love me just leave me alone What's the matter?  Did your love need a home?  Alright then  Love me just leave me alone  Love me just leave me alone  Love me just leave me alone

Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone Written by Jewel Musicians Electric Guitar: Dann Huff, Gordon Kennedy, Kenny Greenberg Bass: Craig Young Drums: Chris McHugh Percussion: Eric Darken Keyboards: Steve Nathan Albums This Way, 2001 Videos A Life Uncommon, 2001 Jewel Live at Humphrey's by the Bay, 2004 Jewel: The Essential Live Songbook, 2008 Length 3:47      (230 known performances)