There is someone in the attic Building a strange machine Never really seen him But I think he works all day Blinded by the world outside I stay inside Hardly know my name But it's getting better by time I saw something in the mirror

Now you run around with him, and him, and him How you do that? I shut down my life for you (I shut down my life) How you act like I never held you every night And now you never call back, please (please) If you saw me, would you understand? That I can't

Six foot six stood on the ground, weighted 235 pounds But I saw that giant of a man brought down to his knees by love He was the kind of man who would gamble on love Look you in the eye and never back up But I saw him crying like a little whipped pup

Than to see you walk away from me Something told me it was over When I saw you and him talking Something deep down in my soul said "Cry boy" When I saw you and him out walking I would rather, I would rather go blind girl Than to see you walk away from me

Maybe I should have noticed You were my girl You were just half in love That I'm not the only one Somebody saw you with him Somebody told me that you Got another lover you've been giving it to Can't believe I believed you

Early one morning With time to kill Crossing the plain My brother's rifle I borrowed Jebb's rifle And sat on a hill I saw a lone rider I drew a bead on him

Today I saw a boy And I wondered if he noticed me He took my breath away I can't get him off my mind And it scares me Cause I've never felt this way No one in this world Knows me better than you do

I just adore him So I can't ignore him The boy next door The moment I saw him smile I knew he was just my style My only regret is we've never met Though I dream of him all the while But he doesn't know I exist No matter how I may persist So it's clear to

Murder at midnight The enemy on the way Will he return with the day? The devil's seed on the way And then we tell you to pray At night I saw him And not a soul has called

From my mouth Well I didn't tell anyone, but a bird flew by Saw what I'd done he set up a nest outside, And he sang about what I'd become He sang so loud, sang so clear I was afraid all the neighbours would hear, So I invited him in, just to reason with