Stan Ridgway - Pink Parakeet lyrics

Your pink parakeet still waits for you to free her So i've kept this cage closed tightly when i feed her Your room is locked up solid and the key's here 'round my neck Your soul and property i still protect No this world won't understand you or accept you You'll need someone just like me to hold the wolves at bay I love you like a sculptor loves his chistle and his stone How can you go with all the love i've shown I've invested many precious hours of training Your poise, your grace, your youthful face is fading And without me you will falter, and confuse and soon go blind I know what scares you there inside your mind Now without you to advise i'm feeling weaker This game's no fun to play without a teacher And without my guide and councel you will surely die alone I demand you back, look at the love i've shown Now i've never been unfaithful 'til this moment You've made me now investigate my life My scars and stitches shown, i've been stripped now to the bone Look what you've done with all the love i've shown Now what word, maybe somewhere will finally trip you? How cool of you to do this thing to me And i know you'll always fail, i always did But i hold no grudge or groan How could i now, with all the love i've shown With all the love i've shown