Tears for attention, heard all through the night
   What is it you want from me, the last seconds of the fight
   Kisses of corruption, tempt the spider from his web
   Caught between the white sheets that have fallen from your bed
   Heart for inspection, check the beat against the pain
   The fight that came to break us up puts us back together again
   Twitches of excitement give away my secret thoughts
   Love was a book at bedtime, now that book has learned to talk
  
   I get tears for attention
   Kisses of corruption
   With you
   When I’m with you
  
   Tears for attention dry upon a smiling face
   Apologies and promises bring love back together again
   Kisses of affection, lips that touch without a trace
   The idea of conception puts the smile back on my face
  
   I get tears for attention
   Kisses of affection
   And I do when I’m with you