After awhile I got
Used to losing
And wearing makeup
Just to hide the bruising
I knew you cut me
But there wasn’t any doubt
When I couldn’t feel my fingers
And the blood was pouring out
If there was someone in my corner
They would throw the towel in
But you fight in love alone
And you take it on the chin
And accept you’ll never make it
From the moment you begin
In love and war
That’s the rub
People are talking but it’s
Just a rumor
There’s whispers that you lost your
Sense of humor
I smelled trouble
When the lust began to wane
And my stomach started aching
And the pleasure turned to pain
I thought we had a fire
And we’d get it cooking yet
But the smoke was only coming
From your seventh cigarette
It’s the terror you remember
But the boredom you forget
In love and war
That’s the rub
The honey turned to venom
And the laughter turned to shouts
And the neighbors started asking
What the yelling was about
And we tried resuscitation
‘Til there wasn’t any doubt
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