[Verse 1]
F A# F A#
Every time I go downtown I think I might find you around.
F A# Gm C
I take your picture just in case, anybody's seen-
F A# F A#
F girl who's had her better days, just like the last place that you stayed,
F A# Gm C
Where I can see you tipping back the curtains, looking for me.
[Chorus]
A# F
You say. "Baby do you have to go away
A# F
Just before the deal gets real sweet,
A# F
Just before my trouble finally pays off,
C
Can you cover for me?
Gm Am A#
Can you cover for me?
[Verse 2]
F A#
I see you coming down the hill.
F A#
You smile at me like I'm a worn out thrill,
F A# Gm C
As if I have some endless well of dignity.
F A#
You cut yourself like a high school kid-
F A#
I did it once, everybody did,
F A# Gm C
Just to feel the emptying of everything.
[Chorus]
A# F
Just to watch it all go away,
A# F
Every time the deal gets real sweet,
A# F
Every time our trouble finally paid off.
C Gm Am A#
We said, "Cover for me, cover for me."
[Verse 3]
F A# F A#
It's 2 years of depravity for every year of recovery,
F A# Gm C
And you'll lose eventually, if that's what you need.
F A#
Of all the friends that make me sad,
F A#
You're the one I just can't have-
F A#
All the numbers that you left me,
Gm C
They just ring and ring.
[Chorus]
A# F
You say. "Baby do you have to go away
A# F
Just before the deal gets real sweet,
A# F
Just before my trouble finally pays off,
C
Can you cover for me?
Gm Am A#
Like I covered for you?
[Outro]
F A# F C
F A# A