Love Me, Just Leave Me Alone Lyrics

I saw you standing there
You had gold dust in your pocket
And you combed barbed wire through your hair
You thought I didn′t notice
The skin on your teeth had a tear
To make me notice you started to shout
Then you and all your minions started
Flapping your tiny arms all about
They said you were a wise man
When they teach wise men to pout

I tried to forget you but you tie bells to your name
They jingle every time I thought of you
Without shame

I've tried to be unlovable
Why couldn′t you do the same?
What's the matter?
Does your love need a home or a rat pin?
Love me, just leave me alone

Your mother was a wolf bite
Your daddy was a cigarette
Your brother was a rosebud
Crossbred with a car wreck
Your sister was a stockbroker
But you ain't nothing but a turtleneck

What′s the matter?
Does your love need a home or a rat pin?
Love me, just leave me alone

It′s not your little boy smile
It's not your little boy name
It′s those big boy hands that are the ones to blame
I've tried to be unlovable
Why couldn′t you do the same?

Oh baby
What's the matter?
Does your love need a home or a rat pin?
Love me, just leave me alone

What′s the matter?
Does your love need a home or a rat pin?
Love me, just leave me alone

Love me, just leave me alone
Love me, just leave me alone
Leave me alone, baby