10,000 Maniacs - Ellen lyrics

Eager to please was just the way that he was Though his attempts there falling short Expectation, see he would tell of all his conquests Was he bragging? But in the evening all alone, Ellen, unplanned delays Saving for someone who really cared about you Invincible they say, married to your name She was the kind between a child and a lady Quick was her temper like a blaze from an ember No one had measured to her standard So in the evening all alone, all alone How do I tell them to open their minds and to take a chance? Maybe on finding lifes treasure Stubborn they stay set in their ways Really not wanting to be lonely, not alone