Terry O'Leary - Bitterness lyrics

The fires in her eyes tonight Call forth the thought that they invite, Though I remember, long ago My absence seemed more apropos. The smile that lingers on her lips Says more than many verbal slips - The time when it was somewhat grim Is in the past and rather dim. She flayed me once, no, more than twice She flayed me both with flames and ice And once again, ironically, She primes me for catastrophe. Those curious, nearby, just watch Her try to cut a deeper notch. But even they don't seem to know The depths to which she'd really go. Upon my face a smile appears Which hides my thoughts and paints my sneers, For now I too have learned the rules From her - she was the best of schools. Because I'm acting somewhat cool, Thus pouring on her fires, fuel, She burns and yearns and wants me more Than when I was her cuspidor. She doesn't know I'm not the same, And plans to play her practiced game. But when her teardrops start to swell, Will she be proud she taught me well? The others leave, I stay behind (They all know what she has in mind) And take her in my arms once more Then slip her past the bedroom door. She whispers secrets in my ear, As I once did (she didn't hear): I listen with a mirthless smile While thinking of a desert isle. The night is pa**ed, her trusting grows, I part before the morning glows. Aroused, she'll seek a waking thrill But find instead a dollar bill...