All the men that I love can never sleep
They stay up with their demons
like they're tending sheep
Moaning like wind, whipping the hills
Rattling bones against a bottle of pills
I tried to stay awake so I could referee
But eyelids get so heavy
when you lecture me
The natural world,
the state of your art, baby
Open your mouth,
I wanna jump in your heart
Lo -o -o -o -o -o -o -o -ve me tonight
Ah -ah -ah -ah -ah
under the velvety light
Of a moon that knows better
Than asking me whether it's right
All the women I'm afraid of
are counting grays
Like seconds till the new year
of their glory days
Carefully concealing their
bust neck parts
Trying to keep their eyes off
of my circus heart
It's swollen to the size of a county fair
Off the coast of Nova Scotia,
baby, meet me there
I'll be the one in my boots and braids
Biding my time till I hear you say
Love me tonight
Ah, ah, ah, ah, under the velvety light
of a moon that knows better
than asking me whether it's right to love me tonight.
All the men that I love can never sleep
They tell me over coffee that
it's bittersweet
Keepin' the hours of
scoundrels and mice
Baby, relax,
tell me you might love me tonight
Ah, ah, ah, ah, under the velvety light
Of a moon that knows better
than askin' me
Askin' me whether it's right
to love me tonight
Love me tonight
Under a moon that knows better
Than askin' me whether it's right
to love me tonight
To love me tonight