Wanted By Women

I feel the blood caking like syrup
Mudslide in my vein
Another tired racehorse
without a stirrup and a mane

Give me one last hangover
before it’s closing time
Don’t look for any teeth no more
Just pour a bucket of your best wine

Lay the whip upon another back
of a young buck who needs taming
If you think I’m lying again
It’s been my faith to tell the truth
at the wrong moment

I used to be wanted by women
Used to be loved and forgiven
Used to be wanted by women
Used to be wanted but not by you

Wanted by women
Used to be loved and forgiven
Used to be wanted by women
Used to be haunted all day by you

There’s a path I discovered
After cutting all the reins
Leading somewhere peaceful, safe and warm
to watch the sun go down again

Chewing on a four leaf clover
Bet my last lucky dime
After all it’s just make believe
riding high ‘gainst a nick of time

So you can sing me one last lullaby
Make me believe that I’m dreaming
I hang my head and I regret
that I’ll never get to see
the sparkle in your eyes again

I used to be wanted by women
Used to be loved and forgiven
Used to be wanted by women
Used to be wanted but not by you

Wanted by women
Used to be loved and forgiven
Used to be wanted by women
Used to be haunted all day by you