Reed ’Em ’n’ Weep Songtext
von Ian Hunter

Ian Hunter
Shrunken Heads
Read ′Em 'N′ Weep
On a warm summer day, in the hour of my youth
I walked the four miles to your door
You wore a straw hat, high heels to match
And the whitest cotton dress I ever saw
When I tried to hold you, you turned away
You don't have to tell me, it's all over your face
I can see the writing on the wall
And there′s a distance in your eyes that says it all


Read it and weep
I can′t get no sleep
'Cos I know you won′t change your mind tomorrow
I'm sinking under, I don′t wanna lose you
This emptiness is more than I can handle
You gave me no reason, but you gave me rhyme
I put the words to music and I was out of my mind
All I've got′s the letters that I keep
And sometimes just before I go to sleep

I read 'em 'n′ weep
You swept me off my feet
Now I know, time′s the only healer
This jealousy hurts
The thought of seeing you with someone else
Cuts like a knife
Into the heart of me
Life is a river
It twists and it turns
But I'll get over you babe
I′ll live and I'll learn
The paper′s full of January sales
I guess I won't be buying fairytales


Read ′em 'n' weep
Cryin′ in my sleep
′Cos I know I'm gonna be alone tomorrow
And I walked the four miles
Yeah I walked the four miles
In tears and sorrow
This was the story, here′s where it ends
Next time I'll be wiser
I won′t get let down again
I wanted you so badly, but I failed
Now all I got's these little paper trails

Read ′em 'n' weep
Read ′em ′n' weep
Oh yeah
Read ′em 'n′ weep
Read 'em ′n' weep
Ah, ha

I wanted you so badly, but I failed
Now all I got's these little paper trails