Put the Kids to Bed

Put the kids to bed
 I need you to lie beside me
 Remind me that I'm dead
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 The guest room
 Two spools of thread, I hide the needle
 Behind the bed with my garter belt
 And my cigarette
 Well, while the little one's asleep
 I need you to tell me lies
 To fill my empty uninspired mind, oh
 When we were young we said one day
 Honey, you and I, we're gonna share the grave
 I didn't know it'd come so soon
 No, I didn't know it'd come so soon
 The feeling in my belly of living with but not loving you
 It keeps me longer at the corner store, yeah
 Smilin' out of necessity, just showin' teeth
 To keep the peace, workin' out
 To induce sleep, so as I happily avoid you
 When we were young we said one day
 Honey, you and I, we're gonna share a grave
 I didn't know it'd come so soon
 No, I didn't know it'd come so soon
 No, I didn't know
 Put the kids to bed
 It's about time I assume my role
 Just hiding my black holes
 Beneath blankets of love gone cold