Secondhand Heart

This is the way it is and has been
I call out and I’m unanswered
Just like an ill tempered husband

My words are knives
And oh, those heroin eyes
I swear it’s penetrating

If only just tonight I could stop it
And exalt the chief
If only just tonight I could see it
And report it to the chief

Dentistry is failing these days
And now I breathe smoke
Orthodontics is weakening right now
My jaw can’t keep it in
Damn smoke damn smoke

I want him to be like her

If only just tonight I could stop it
And exalt the chief
If only just tonight I could see it
And report it to the chief

My heart’s lost in my mouth
And she can’t even see my black lungs

I’ll give up before she does
But I’ll love her just the same
After all God gave her my name