i don't need you

it's just that i need something i can care about

to pick me up and wash me down and wear my out

if i want you

it's just that i need something i can't do without

to lift me up and let me down and lay me out

to gather me and give me some affection



[romeo and juliet

marilyn monroe

anthony cleopatra

joe di maggio

you can say what you like

but i don't think it's so

you go straight through my heart

little one]



i don't want you

it's just that i need something i can't live without

so tear me up and break me down and bare me out

if i want you

i recognise a need in me i can't disguise

a brittle thing that kicks me like a broken knife

that gathers me and gives me a reflection



[ch]



romeo me come see me

i know what you are

possession is ninety nine

tenths of it all



i just need something i can really care about...