You made your major overtures

When you were a sure and oritund mutt

And I was still a dewy petal

Rather than a moribund slut

My love wrecked you

You packed to twirl your skirt at the palace

It hurt more than it ought to hurt

I went to work to cultivate a callus

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And now I'm hard, too hard to know

I don't cry when I'm sad anymore, no no

Tears calcify in my tummy

Fears coincide with the tow

How can I ask anyone to love me

When all I do is beg to be left alone?

Oh, when I try to love

I can love the same man in the same bed in the same city

But not in the same room, it's a pity, but

Oh, it never bothered me before

Not 'til this guy, what a guy, oh god what a good guy

And I can't even enjoy him

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How can I ask anyone to love me

When all I do is beg to be left

When all I do is beg to be left

When all I do is beg to be left alone

Alone, alone

My ills are reticulate

My woes are granular

The ants weigh more than the elephants

Nothing, nothing is manageable

So, couldn't we skip the valedictories?

I can see a door there

Shut it and forget my number

[Hook]

How can I ask anyone to love me

When all I do is beg to be left

When all I do is beg to be left

When all I do is beg to be left alone