Chords used:
(Capo on first fret)
D5
D5
It's either something in their eyes,
B5
Or something in the drink
G5 G5
But whatever it is they both stop and think
D5 B5
There's no going back and nothing above
G5 A5 F#5
It's lust and loneliness but never love.
G5 D5
She takes a breath as he takes his keys
F#m7dim5 G5 F#5
First name terms is the extent of it
E5 D5
There's no getting out as they're going in
G5 A5 F#5
But by tomorrow they both will begin
B5 B5
To regret and renege on a bond they have struck
G5 A5 F#5
A small price to pay and casual luck
B5 B5
Some lose nothing, some lose a lot
G5 B5 B5 A5
But whatever we have is all we have got.
D5 B5 G5 G5
D5 B5
He takes her hand and leads to the room
G5 G5
In half light and silence for their clothes to remove
D5 B5
There's doubt in her mind but hope in her heart
G5 A5 F#5
That this last one of many may be the start.
G5 D5
So they wriggle and writhe for an hour or two
F#m7dim5 G5 F#5
But time has no place when two are consumed.
E5 D5
They moan and they gasp but they don't really speak
G5 A5 F#5
As no conversation could fit this scene.
G5 D5 F#m7dim5 G5 F#5 E5
(vocal scat)
D5 E5 G5 F#5 Bbaug G5
D5 B5
And tomorrow as always, always comes
G5 G5
As she slips away, He still dumb
D5 B5
He felt the urge just as she felt the need
G5 A5 F#5
Now the need to get out, still carrying his seed,
G5 D5
Which trickles down her leg and onto her shoe
F#m7dim5 G5 F#5
Onto the pavement and then out of view
E5 D5
Into the gutter and down into a drain
G5 A5 F#5
Joining a river and there to remain
B5 B5
There's no going back and there's nothing above
G5 A5 F#5
It's lust or loneliness that drives us alone
B5 B5 G5 A5 F#5
B5 B5 G5
G5 A5 D5
It's lust and loneliness, but it's seldom love.
