BRIGHT LIGHTS AND CITYSCAPES

Hold my (F)breath and I’ll (F)count to ten.

I’m the (F)pa per and (F)you’re the pen.

(F)You fill me (F)in; you are per ma nent.

Then you (F)leave me

to dry.

I’m the (F)writ er and (F)she’s the (F)muse;

I’m the (F)one that you al ways choose.

She will (F)fal ter and gift her blame.

And it (F)starts all (F)o

ver

a gain, a gain, a gain, a gain, a gain.

She is (F)bright

lights

and (F)cit y scapes

and white

lies

and (F)cav al cades.

And she’ll take (F)all you ev er have,

but I’m

gon na love you.

You say may (F)be it ’ll last this time, but (F)I’m

gon na love you.

You nev (F)er have to ask.

I’m

gon na love you

till you (F)start look ing back.

(C)I’m

gon na (Dm)love you so right,

I would n’t need a sec ond chance.

Mm.

Ay, yi, yi, (F)yi,

ooh.

Shield your (F)eyes from the (F)truth at hand.

Tell me (F)why it ’ll be (F)good a gain.

All those (F)de mons (F)are clos ing in,

and (F)I don’t want you to burn.

Nev er (F)mind what I said be (F)fore.

I don’t (F)want an y less an y (F)more.

You are (F)car bon and (F)I am flame.

I (F)will rise and (F)you will