A Martyr for My Love for You
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Lyrics for A Martyr for My Love for You by The White Stripes
Songwriters: White, John Anthony
"Maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you"
For a sec I thought I sounded sweet
You'll probably call me a fool
It’s a shame, what a lame way to live but what can I do?
But I'm tryin’ to save you
And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke
And say I'm doin' exactly what a coward would do
From all of the things that I'll probably say or do
And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do
I'm walkin' away from you
An’ I'm beginnin’ to like you
I'm a martyr for my love for you
I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile
I heard myself speak
I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile
It probably don't make much sense to you
And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke
And we might share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this
And on the phone I could not compete
I'll probably do
Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now
Talkin' junk through her giggle, little teenage dream
She stumbled, started to slip and fall
I hope you appreciate what I do
Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now
Teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes
I'm beginnin’ to like you
But not as shaky as I must have seemed
And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do
I happened to catch her and said
And we could share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this
My dumb luck, fake competence was gettin’ weak
A martyr for my love for you
A martyr for my love for you
Maybe for you, now
So you probably won't get what I'm going to do
But sure enough in a gruff, faint voice

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