Take me off the mantle babe Put me in a frame of mind I don't need nobody I just need a place I can spend my time I have all I want, and I give all I can A drink and a smile and the ghost of a man Take me off the mantle babe Put me in a frame of mind Take me off your dresser babe I'll just make you cry some more You don't need me sitting there Staring at you, I don't love you no more Well I guess that ain't true, but I'm so far away And I ain't gonna walk through your door Take me off your dresser babe I'll just make you cry some more My image is shattered I fall all the time My smile is a memory Of an ill fated rhyme And the funny thing is I laugh all the time Take me off the mantle babe Put me in a frame of mind Take me off the mantle babe Put me in a frame of mind I'm tired of looking at the Same old pain in the depths of your eyes I've been here too long And you know that I'm though As soon as you move me Your dreams will come true Take me off the mantle babe Put me in a frame of mind