Portrait of a Blank Slate - Lovejoy

Beside you, I drank from the pitcher of life Whisper as not to wake the land Timeless and wide, in the middle of the night I wanna see again How many times I've watched the sun Rise and die in a world of the blue Sunlight burns on the water The blues fall on you like a word on me Never to be the same It was slow but for so long, I watched every gain I thought I made tumble to the ground Mmm Silence through the rooms of this house Hold every answer, ever come at the end Timeless and wide in the middle of the night And I'm just waiting for you all over again How many times I've watched the sun Rise and die in a world of the blue Sunlight burns on the water The blues fall on you like a word on me Never going to be the same It was slow, true and tried, what we've known I'll carry that through time, never firms the pain of life Hmm Your love filled me like summer ground, passed me Like the rising sun Now I get some nostalgic feels sometimes Hmm

Hey hey hey Look at me baby Didn't take no time at all For me to learn my lesson Like you told me that I would I got to have a clean slate baby I'm goin' to wipe away all my mistakes I got to have a clean slate baby I'm goin' chalk up all the points Face the facts sweet mama I love you and you alone Just got to get your head together We goin' ease on out town If I could get a clean slate baby I believe I'd wipe away all my mistakes If I could get a clean slate baby I'm goin' chalk up all the points I'd love to be your main squeeze Do all my hanging out at home I'm goin' treat you right mama yes indeed I ain't gonna cop no plea by telephone I got to have a clean slate baby I'm goin' to wipe away all my mistakes I got to have a clean slate baby I'm goin' chalk up all the points One more chance Is all a man wants One more chance Is all a man needs Clean slate One more chance this man wants Clean state One more chance this man needs Clean slate I got to have a clean slate Clean slate I'm gonna make it right Clean slate I'm gonna stay home late at night Clean slate I'm gonna fix it baby Clean slate I'm gonna pay the bills Clean slate I'm gonna fix your ills Clean slate Hey ahhh Clean slate One more chance Clean slate

(Whoo!) Said I'd understand when I'm older Said I'd understand the things they do Falls asleep on his shoulder in the breakroom She falls asleep on his shoulder in the breakroom She said she'd been inside for too long Well, no shit, could you tell us something new? You can tell he's lying 'cause his lips move You can tell he's lying 'cause his lips move It must be nice to be the reason His work, it ain't so bleak That must be what motivates you That must be what motivates you All he needs is to see you smiling And, well, you light up his whole week Imagine the kind of things he'd do to you If there weren't so many cameras And you're keeping a dark secret But you're talking in your sleep Totally banned from the kitchen Citing workplace health concerns But they wouldn't tip you if it healed you No, they wouldn't tip you if it healed you She says "The country's sweating out a fever" A fever born by what you do And what kind of pressure do they put on you? What kind of pressure did they put on you? But at least she's waiting for you Glass of wine after a long day She'll dry your eyes on serviette Dry your eyes on serviette Fall asleep in her dad's Ford Mondeo That she stole from him yesterday You look so cute when you're so angry If I'm going down, you're coming with me And you think that it gets better Just you wait until next week You're keeping a dark secret But you're talking in your sleep

One, two, one, two, three, four Any more words? I think you've spoke enough 'Cause the pubs are empty, and they're closing up When you're spitting spite as fast as saliva But with the prose of a standard English drunk, she says "Hope the saltwater ruins your clothes And I hope you spend the rest of your life sleeping alone I hope the problems that make your life harder Sit stubborn in your stomach like your kidney stones", and yet All this over a kiss You weren't there, why you pressed by this? Now it's turning three in the morning The bouncer's put you on his third warning But I'm still here, I'm not leaving You won't get what you need (all this over a kiss) You know it's always the same, it's all just a game If I had it my way, you'd sleep on the concrete Floor, what'd you say to me? (All this over a kiss) 'Cause I'm not sure I'm not sure they'd let you off easily It's a pissed-off march up to bus stop station With pissed-up eyes glossed with early conversations And the consequence of your desperation Is the people on the night bus have to listen to you And all I'm saying is (whoo) How can you look at yourself in the windowpane Without wanting to hit yourself? But your fist descends through the condensation All this over a kiss You weren't there, so why you pressed by this? Now it's turning three in the morning The bouncer's put you on his third warning But I'm still here, I'm not leaving You won't get what you need (all this over a kiss) You know it's always the same, it's all just a game If I had it my way, you'd sleep on the concrete Floor, what'd you say to me? (All this over a kiss) 'Cause I'm not sure I'm not sure they'd let you off easily

And stop 'Cause why'd you have to kill my cat? Why'd I have to take you back? And time and time, I play the empath I don't know why But some lights on in an empty pub A toilet with the seat left up Is closure like a deer in headlights One day, I know that you will be there One day, I'll focus on the future, maybe one day Oh baby, isn't life so fucking inconsistent? One day, I know that you will be there One day, I'll focus on the future, maybe one day Oh baby, isn't life so fucking inconsistent? She said, "Let's talk about what I want to do" 'Cause all I want to do is turn back time At least a couple Tuesdays To before I found one life turn two I said it last time But I'm not afraid of empty rooms I'm not afraid of new perfume And, in fact, my dear, I'm fucking terrified One day, I know that you will be there One day, I'll focus on the future, maybe one day Oh baby, isn't life so fucking inconsistent? One day, I know that you will be there One day, I'll focus on the future, maybe one day Oh baby, isn't life so fucking inconsistent? Woo! 'Cause I know that One day, I know that you will be there One day, I'll focus on the future, maybe one day Oh baby, isn't life so fucking inconsistent? One day, I know that you will be there One day, I'll focus on the future, maybe one day Oh baby, isn't life so fucking inconsistent?

I never was a fan of the internet She never felt that safe in her own head We both hate the news There for the grace of God goes you Smiling when I ask if she's bored yet Wonder if we took it too far Both taste confused Darling, what am I to do? I'd like to think that I'm The only guy she'll see tonight You can call me what you like As long as you call me And you could kiss the skin from my lips If it makes you feel good I'm not sure if you want it Not sure if you need me too And you can taste the beer On every guy who talks to you But you can't stay awake forever No, you can't stay awakе forever And so I find myself in your mum's bedroom Fighting with the pink roller blinds It's on pay-per-view Just place your bets on who's lost their mind Take a pirouette under duvet set Sigh with perfect pitch and with time I'm not made for you But what else is new? Oh Lord, she tells me that it's nothing I really hope it's nothing And you can kiss the skin from my lips If it makes you feel good I'm not sure if you want it Not sure if you need me too And you can taste the beer On every guy who talks to you But you can't stay awake forever No, you can't stay awake forever This just in I am a total fucking dumbass And I've come to the uncomfortable conclusion I'll be spending the rest of my life in a state of constant paranoia Just let me follow you And I'll proceed to bang my head on every doorway And door frame you see suitable for us to go through And I've found that the road to happiness is paved With rows and rows Of very tempting parking spaces I'm not paranoid, I'm a realist I know you're gonna kill me! And you can kiss the skin from my lips If it makes you feel good I'm not sure if you want it Not sure if you need me too And you can taste the beer On every guy who talks to you But you can't stay awake forever No, you can't stay awake forever And you can kiss the skin from my lips If it makes you feel good I'm not sure if you want it Not sure if you need me too And you can taste the beer On every guy who talks to you But you can't stay awake forever No, you can't stay awake forever

(Yeah! Heh heh) You got the same eyes as your father And you carry the same kind of temper too But what a shame for the people of the community Favorite things, fight and a lager Name a better way to spin out a jar or two He's a model citizen through and through, you know But I quite like your girlfriend How the fuck did she end up with you? You know, we talk about all the dumb shit you do In the back room of the bar In the back seat of my car I'm the ending, she's the start Well, now, now, you need to calm down What good's this energy? (It's no good!) When you devote it to me Why not be a little more friendly? Now, now, you need to calm down Does she still think of me? Say my name in her sleep? I thought you knew her better than me But don't give me that face You know that the chase is through And, well, she's still running away from you You got the same eyes as your father And you carry the same kind of temper too You know, she told me that she fucking hates you Now, now, you need to calm down What good's this energy? (It's no good!) When you devote it to me Why not be a little more friendly? Now, now, you need to calm down Does she still think of me? Say my name in her sleep? I thought you knew her better than me (Whoo!) (Yeah!) I thought you knew her better than me (Whoo!) Well, now, now, you need to calm down What good's this energy? When you devote it to me Why not be a little more friendly? Now, now, you need to calm down What good's this energy? (It's no good!) When you devote it to me Why not be a little more friendly? Now, now, you need to calm down Does she still think of me? Say my name in her sleep? I thought you knew her better than me