don't go down

elliott smith

i met a girl

a snowball in hell

she was hard and as cracked as the liberty bell

i got her to come on and move in with me

and i said i'd find a better place we could spend eternity

don't go down

don't go down

stay with me

baby

stay

her mama called me a thief

and her dad called himself commander-in-chief

i fought him off with my love

but i knew the sense of worthlessness she'd have to rise above

don't go down

don't go down

stay with me

baby

stay

don't go down

don't go down

stay with me

baby

stay

she had a dream

woke up in shock

she had seen her own body outlined in chalk

i split the scene

the globe had been spun

and her ghost leaned down to kiss me with a message from the sun

don't go down

don't go down

stay with me

baby

stay

don't go down

stay with me

baby stay

don't go down

stay with me

baby

stay

stay