My love, she laughs like the flowers
My love winks, she doesn't bother
The country doctor rambles
Madams light the candles
My love, she speaks softly
The night blows cold and rainy
Make promises by the hours
Even a pawn must hold a grudge
Crumble into one another
In the dime stores and bus stations
The bridge at midnight trembles
Bankers' nieces seek perfection
Statues made of matchsticks
People talk over situations
Some speak of the future
She knows too much to argue or to judge
The wind howls like a hammer
And that failure's no success at all
She doesn't have to say she's faithful
In ceremonies of the horsemen
Cloak and dagger dangles
But she's true, like ice, or fire
Knows there's no success like failure
Read books, and repeat quotations
Draw conclusions on the wall
My love, she's like some raven
Expecting all the gifts that wise men bring
People carry roses
Valentines can't buy her