Lloyd Cole - Rain On The Parade lyrics

Got a match? I could burn your ear I've got a litle time on my hands Got to smoke Got to break your heart Before someone else does I caught a glimpse of a little girl Behind the blackness of her eyes I fell in love She said she knew I would As it rained on the parade I never knew what was on her mind I never got past second guess I never asked ‘Could you be mine?' And it rains on the parade We got a place above an all night supermarket No peace for the wicked We made our bed and then we lay down on it Without a word And right there Well she almost said it But she just s**ed it right back in And what ever future that we might have had Was just smoke between her lips I never knew what was on her mind I never got past second guess I never asked ‘Could you be mine?' I just rained on her parade I never knew what was on her mind Got a match? I could burn your ear I've got a litle time on my hands Got to smoke Got to break my heart Before someone else does