Stephin Merritt - '98: Lovers' Lies lyrics

Lovers' lies, lovers' lies They should make us roll our eyes Oh, if only we were wise! We'd be lonelier, and wise Lovers' words, lovers' words They are strictly for the birds A strong sense of the absurd's No defense from lovers' words Every word you say Every word you sigh Every word a lie Every word you crow Every word you cry Every word a lie Lovers' truth, lovers' truth Heard in every buddy booth When we're longer in the tooth Mothers' milk is lovers' truth Lovers' lies, lovers' lies They are only lullabies Please remind me to devise A sound to drown out lovers' lies