tears before bedtime

i know the name on the tip of your tongue

and i know that accusing look

everybody knows i've been so wrong

that's the problem and here's the hook

tears before bedtime

there'll be trouble tonight

i don't want to talk about it anymore

i don't want to have another fight

i don't want to talk i don't want to fight

how wrong can i be before i am right

for the tears that you boo hoo hoo hoo

there can be no defence

you say you'll forgive and forget

but it's only a pretence

either you can leave the past behind

or give me something to disconnect my mind

i sleep with my fists clenched tight

when i don't lie awake all night

i guess time gave up the ghost too late

and the balance of our love

very soon turns to hate

darling your suspiciousness

tortures me at night

but i can't excuse the cruel words

that i use whenever we fight