Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'" Black ash from the foundry

Take me, take me downtown Tonight, I want to forget I want lights to, blind me Play that song again, 'cause we were in love Before, before the rain began And if I cry-y, cover my ears In a deep sleep

Oh you don't get something for nothing You won't get wise With the sleep still in your eyes Waiting for the winds of change To sweep the clouds away Waiting for the rainbow's end To cast its gold your way Countless ways You pass the days

Watch you circle the drain You fall asleep during foreplay 'Cause the pills you take are more your forte I'm not sticking around to watch you go down Wanna be your lover, not your fucking mother Can't be your savior; I don't have the power I'm not gonna

Your cheatin' heart will tell on you When tears come down like fallin' rain You'll toss around and call my name You're gonna walk that floor the way I do Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won't come the

Love ain't for keeping Lay down beside me Lay down my darling Layin' on my back In the newly mown grass Rain is coming down But I know the clouds will pass You bring me tea Say "the babe's a-sleepin'"