[Verse 1] Oh the last time I saw Paul I was horrible and almost let him in But I stopped and caught the wall And my mouth got dry so all I did was take him for a spin [Verse 2] Yeah we hopped inside my car And I drove in circles ' round the freight train yard And he turned the headlights off Then he pulled the bottle out Then he showed me what was love I'll be your morning bright goodnight shadow machine I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean I'll be your real tough cookie with the whiskey breath I'll be a killer and a thriller and the cause of our death [Verse 3] In the blossom of the months I was sure that I'd get driven off with thought So I swallowed all of it As I realized there was no one who could kiss away my shit I'll be your morning bright goodnight shadow machine I'll be your record player baby if you know what I mean I'll be your real tough cookie with the whiskey breath I'll be a killer and a thriller and the cause of our death [Verse 4] Paul, I know you said that you'd take me any way I came or went But I'll push you from my brain See, you're gentle baby I couldn't stay, I'd only bring you pain I was your starry-eyed lover and the one that you saw I was your hurricane rider and the woman you'd call We were just two moonshiners on the cusp of a breath And I've been burning for you baby since the minute I left