He's Given Me Things

He��s given me things you never would have And if you did you��d want them back Forgiven me things I didn��t know that I had done but just faded to black He��s given me time and consolation Some verses to read and lines to say I will stay here for a while now He calls me child now but it works that way Verse 2 He��s given me things you couldn��t guess at I don��t mean jewels although they were fine A way to depart, one way to enter A right to dismiss upon a whim When I close the door and you��re supposing I kick up my heels and then I scream Why was I chosen You��ll never know what I give to him Bridge He��s given me things you never thought of Because they were not yours to give So take this pill and tranquilize And roll your eyes at the husbands, not the customers�� wives Verse 3 He��s forgiven me trials and tears and tantrums And even all my false alarms You sat there amused while I was crying And just seemed to sigh but that��s what money can buy And now I know why I come back to him And now I know why you��ll never do Who are you out there with one penny You are so many and we are so few Verse 4 So cover the canvas if you��re leaving There��s a bowl in the hallway to wash your hands If the water runs black please leave some silver Then step past the glass and never come back I��m living up here and you can see me Yes, you can look but you can��t touch 'Cause you don��t belong, the air is thin here You may asphyxiate, my dear For didn��t you tell me You should hold me Oh please, you must hold me as if I were hung To think you were exciting When love was frightening but I was so young Outro He��s given me things you never dreamed of Where hopes are dashed and trash is praised He has an awful lot of money The past can be bought and then erased