i'm only skin and bones here's my heart to a tone seems such a reasonable sin mortal man under bones and skin dear lover, don't bother me don't say what you want to say there's no reason for words to escape i'll wait for you if you call pity me and pity us all dear lover, don't bother me dear lover, don't bother me i can say this with certainty hard living's the only way i can get by you're the liar at the door (come in) really, what'd you come here for? tell you once and i'll tell you true i got nothing left for you dear lover, don't bother me dear lover, don't bother me i can say this with certainty hard living's the only way i can get by all the rules you put on yourself send me straight to somebody else all the rules that you push onto me tend to weaken fidelity dear lover, don't bother me dear lover, don't bother me i can say this with certainty