Love took a long time, it followed me here
and it landed on light feet, and it whispered in my ear
love spoke of my past as a valuable test
and smiled, and said she who loves last loves best
and'cause you know life is hard, but now you also know your mind,
so now youand're going out to love, but on your own side this time
where you still think of famine, and you still dig up train fare
and you wonand't mind the wrinkles, and'cause you know how they got there
in love but not at peace
in love but not at peace.
Once for me love was the boat inside of a bottle,
it felt like a gondola ride,
when you float with the nicknacks, and you donand't hear a sound
where the fish never lived, and you donand't miss the ground
and the moon hangs above like a valium pill
and i say iand'll be fine, but i donand't think that i will
but today i got work, and i like it that way
itand's a case of a still life gone cinèma verité
in love but not at peace
in love but not at peace.
And i still need the beauty of words sung and spoken
and i live with the fear that my spirit will be broken
and thatand's the way i thought it would be
thatand's the way i always wanted it to be.
So iand'll keep you wondering what time iand'm arriving
and youand'll drive me crazy with your backseat driving
and iand'll talk in my sleep and youand'll steal all the covers
weand'll argue it out and weand'll call ourselves lovers
and iand'll stay in my body and youand'll stay in your own
and'cause we know that weand're born and weand're dying alone.
so we turn out the light while the sirens are screaming
and we kiss for the waking, and then join the dreaming.
in love, but not at peace
in love, but not at peace.