Oh, the last time I saw Paul I was horrible and almost let him in But I stopped and caught the wall And my mouth got dry, so all I did was Take him for a spinYeah, we hopped inside my car And I drove in circles 'round the freight train yard And he turned the headlights off Then he pulled the bottle out And then he showed me what is loveI'll be your morning bright good night shadow machine I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean I'll be a real tough cookie with the whisky breath I'll be a killer and a thriller and the 'cause of our deathIn the blossom of the months I was sure that I'd get driven off with thought So I swallowed all of it As I realized there was no one who could kiss away my sh-tI'll be your morning bright good night shadow machine I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean I'll be a real tough cookie with the whisky breath I'll be a killer and a thriller and the 'cause of our deathWell Paul, I know you said That you'd take me any way I came or went But I'll push you from my brain See, you're gentle baby I couldn't stay, I'd only bring you painI was your starry eyed lover and the one that you saw I was your hurricane rider and the one that you'd call We were just two moonshiners on the cusp of a breath And I've been burning for you baby since the moment I left