Elliott Smith Plainclothes Man Lyrics

Plainclothes Man Lyrics

You're everybody's second home 



Always trying to get me alone 



An easy way to lose it all 



Always there when all else fails 



Over by the west side rails 







But I don't really need that now 



I never really did anyhow 



I only really needed alcohol 



Something that'll treat me okay 



And wouldn't say the things you'd say 







Please turn out the light 



I get a sick confusion headache trying to figure out who's right 







Dreaming on the silver strand 



Waking up to plainclothes man 



You little bastard, little boy in blue 



Someone's gonna get to you 



And fuck up everything you do 







He's so unhappy inside 



He's serious with everyone 



And he thinks he'll win you with his angry kiss 



Acting like he has no needs 



Wanting you to watch him bleed 







Made for each other bet you pay me any mind 



Just goes to show my continual decline 



They say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while 



But I don't know 



I don't think so... 







There's something that I'll tell you now 



Now that no one else is around 



The sort of lesson that I learned from you 



Not quite the way you planned 



But I know you'll understand 







Someone takes a photograph 



A picture while their sweetheart laughs 



A perfect moment in a flash of light 



Counting back from 3 to 1 



That's exactly what you've done 







And I'm so unsurprised 



I remember, I remember why I dream in black & white 







Goes to show my continual decline 



They say that I'll recover my love of her once in a while 



But I don't know 



I don't think so 



I don't think so...