Thomas Anderson

singer, songwriter, rock 'n' roller

Love's Gonna Bring You Down

by Thomas Anderson

from the album Alright It Was Frank -- And He's Risen from the Dead and Gone off with His Truck

The way that she walks

   on down streets of slate,

The way that she talks

   you know you'll never get it straight,

The way that she mocks

   every plan that you try to make,

You know she's gonna make you wait.

The way that you dream

   about her diamond eyes,

The way that you scheme

   wonder and rhapsodize,

The way that you seem

   to see through her disguise

And still believe, knowin' her lies.

She says she sees inside you

She will just close her eyes,

She sees signs all around her

She says you can't recognize.

The way that she makes

   you forget what you're thinking of,

The way that she takes

   your time with a velvet glove,

The way that she breaks

   everything down to careless love,

And says it's what you're dying of.

Love's gonna bring you down.

Love's gonna bring you down.

When nothin' else turns you around

Love's gonna bring you,

Love's gonna bring you.

The way that she walks

   shimmer in the summer heat,

The way that she talks

   your heart always skips a beat,

The way that she mocks

   everything that she can't meet,

You're just another retreat.

The way that you dream

   the way she can mesmerize,

The way that you scheme

   to get her to realize

The way that you seem

   is maybe more than meets her eyes,

Still you apologize.