[Intro]
   
       



[Pre-Verse]



[Verse 1]

Gonna find a w

ay to cure thi

s loneliness

Yeah I'll find

 a way to cure

 the pain

If I said that

 you're my fri

end

And our love w

ould never end
              
How long befor

              
e I had your t

          
rust again
  
I opened up th

e doors when i

t was cold out

side

Hopin' that yo

u'd find your 

own way in

But how can I 

protect you

Or try not to 

neglect you

When you won't

 take the love

 I have to giv

e


[Pre-Chorus]
            
I bought me an

              
 illusion An I

put it on the 

wall

I let it fill 

my head with d

reams
    
And I  had to 

have them all
    
But oh the tas

te is never so

 sweet

As what you'd 

believe it is

Well I guess i

t never is

It's these pre

judiced illusi

ons

That pump the 

blood
              
To the heart o

      
f the biz


[Verse 2]
    
  You know I n

ever thought

That it could 

take so long

You know I nev

er knew how to

 be strong

Yeah, I let yo

u shape me

But I feel as 

though you rap

ed me

'Cause you cli

mbed inside my

 world

And in my song

s

So now I've cl

osed the door

To keep the co

ld outside

Seems somehow 

I've found the

 will to live

But how can I 

forget you

Or try not to 

reject you
              
When we both k

              
now it takes t

               
ime to forgive


[Chorus]
           
Sweetness is a

    
 virtue
            
And you lost y

              
our virtue lon

     
g ago
           
You know I'd l

           
ike to hurt  y

ou
            
But my conscie

              
nce always tel

        
ls me no
            
You could sell

           
 your body on 

    
the street
             
To anyone whom

           
 you might mee

t
            
Who'd love to 

           
try and get in

    
side
             
And bust your 

    
innocence open

 wide
          
'Cause my baby

's got a locom

otive

My baby's gone

 off the track

My baby's got 

a locomotive

Got ta peel th

e bitch off my

 back
        
  I  know  it 

          
looks like I'm

       
 insane
        
  Take a close

            
r look  I'm no

        
t to blame


[Solo 2]

  No


[Verse 3]

Gonna have som

e fun with my 

frustration

Gonna watch th

e big screen i

n my head

I'd rather tak

e a detour

'Cause this ro

ad ain't getti

n' clearer

Your train of 

thought has cu

t me off again
 
  Better tame 

that boy 'caus

e he's a wild 

one

Better tame th

at boy for he'

s a man

Sweetheart don

't make me lau

gh

You's gettin' 

too big for yo

ur pants

And I's think 

maybe you shou

ld

Cut out while 

you can


[Pre-Chorus]
             
You can use yo

              
ur illusion Le

    
t it

take you where

 it may

We live and le

arn
              
And then somet

            
imes it's best

             
 to walk away

Me I'm just he

re hangin' on
     
It's my only p

lace to stay a

t least

For now anyway

I've worked to

o hard for my 

illusions
              
Just to throw 

          
them all away


[Verse 4]
    
  I'm taking t

ime for quiet 

consolation

In passing by 

this love that

's passed away

I know it's ne

ver easy

So why should 

you believe me

When I've alwa

ys got so many

 things to say

Calling off th

e dogs a simpl

e choice is ma

de

'Cause playful

 hearts

Can sometimes 

be enraged

You know I tri

ed to wake you

I mean how lon

g could it tak

e you
              
To open up you

              
r eyes and tur

           
n the page


[Chorus]
           
Kindness is a 

    
treasure
            
And it's one t

              
owards me you'

              
ve seldom show

 
n
            
So I'll say it

           
 for good meas

   
ure
             
To all the one

              
s like you I'v

  
e known
           
Ya know I'd li

            
ke to shave  y

    
our head
       
And all my fri

ends could Pai

nt it red

            
'Cause love to

           
 me's a two wa

  
y street
             
An all I reall

 
y  want is pea

ce
       
But my baby's 

got a locomoti

ve

My baby's gone

 off the track

My baby's got 

a locomotive

Got ta peel th

e bitch off my

 back

        
  I  know it l

          
ooks  like I'm

    
 insane
        
  Take a close

            
r look  I'm no

        
t to blame


[Solo 4]
     


[Interlude]

No


[Chorus]
           
Affection is a

      
 blessing
            
Can you find i

              
t in your sord

        
id heart
            
I tried to kee

             
p this thing T

   
age
ther
            
But the tremor

              
 tore my pad a

    
part
           
Yeah I know it

            
's hard to fac

 
e
             
When all we've

              
 worked for's 

             
gone to waste
            
But you're suc

           
h a stupid wom

an
            
And I'm such a

        
 stupid man
             
But love like 

       
time's got its

 own plans
          
'Cause my baby

's got a locom

otive

My baby's gone

 off the track

My baby's got 

a locomotive

Got ta peel th

e bitch off my

 back
        
  I  know it l

            
ooks  like I'm

    
 insane
        
  Take a close

            
r look  I'm no

         
t to  blame
       
        
If love  is bl

            
ind I  guess I

            
'll buy myself

  
 a  cane


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