John Allee
Half on the Side of the Leaver
Words and Music by John Allee
Half on the side of the leaver
Even while I’m left behind
I thought I’d go crazy
I thought that these days would be filled with a rage that was blind
But I’m half on the side of the leaver
Who hasn’t wanted to run?
Like Bonnie and Clyde
You root for the wrong side despite all the crimes that they’ve done
She offered the bread of her body and kisses like wine
She told me she’d love me like Jesus
And I got hooked on the lure of that line
Forever hers but never mine
Half on the side of the leaver
Even while I’m blown apart
Sure I lay bleeding
But wasn’t she needing a much better man from the start?
Now I’m half on the side of the leaver
Why that should be I can’t say
But true love’s expression
Can betray your flesh and can make you do things its own way
She offered the bread of her body and kisses like wine
She told me she’d love me like Jesus
And I got hooked on the lure of that line
For Heaven knows she’s so divine
Half on the side of the leaver
Half on the side of the leaver
Half on the side of the leaver …
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(The title of this song comes from a line in the poem "Stag's Leap" by Sharon Olds)
© 2007 John Allee/Portuguese Knees Music ASCAP.
Lyrics Reprinted with Permission. All Rights Reserved.