She Was Only In It For The Rain

she swore out the lights 
when she said that she was only in it for the rain 
she made of her bed a naive nativity 
just in case it became - just in case 

here's the first of many songs you wanted me to write 
just for you I hope to god you like it 
it's as pretty as it is cruel  
it's as pretty as it is cruel 

she swore out the lights when she dammed herself to sleep 
her thirteenth finger my whiskey drink  
and she wept at the scene as the ambulance drove off 
come circumference, come circumstance 

here's the first of many songs you wanted me to write 
just for you I hope to god you like it
and it may seem pretty cruel 
but mercy is not my name
and our kids I hope to god you counted them

you're as pretty as you are cruel
you're as pretty as you are cruel
you're as pretty as you are cruel