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