A Painted Smile

Dm A F G Dm A F G Can't you see I'm in decay? Dm A F G Like a pitchfork in the rain. Dm A F G Rusted red my metal stained, Dm A F G I'm cracking up like peeling paint. Dm A F G Gm F E Dm Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart... Dm A F G Dm A F G Can't you see I'm in denial? Dm A F G Like a clown that paints his smile. Dm A F G This head's a junkyard gone to pot, Dm A F G Just a milk-tooth left to rot. Dm A F G Gm F E Dm Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart... Dm A F G Dm A F G Can't you see my memory fade? Dm A F G Like a washboard scrubbing stains. Dm A F G My tongue has twisted in to knots, Dm A F G My words are stories with no plots. Dm A F G Gm F E Dm Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart... Dm A F G Dm A F G Can't you see me fall apart? Dm A F G Like a burning house of cards! Dm A F G Clubs and diamonds in array, Dm A F G The spades are digging their own graves. Dm A F G Gm F E Dm Hold me close to your... to your... to your heart...