Must I Paint You A Picture Lyrics - Billy Bragg

It's bad timing and me 

We find a lot of things out this way 

And there's you 

A little black cloud in a dress 

The temptation 

To take the precious things we have apart 

To see how they work 

Must be resisted for they never fit together again 

If this is rain let it fall on me and drown me 

If these are tears let them fall 

Must I paint you a picture 

About the way that I feel? 

You know my love for you is strong, girl 

You know my love for you is real 

It took a short walk and a talk 

To change the rules of engagement 

While you searched frantically for reverse 

And them claiming 

That virtue never tested is no virtue at all 

And so I lost my ignorance 

And now the bells across the river chime out your name 

I look across to them again 

Must I paint you a picture 

About the way that I feel? 

You know my love for you is strong, girl 

You know my love for you is real 

All your friends said come down 

It will never fly 

And on that imperfect day 

We threw it all away 

Crisis after crisis 

With such intensity 

This would never happen if we lived by the sea 

Most important decisions in life 

Are made between two people in bed 

I found that out at my expense 

And when I see you 

You just turn around and walk away like we never met 

Oh we used to be so brave 

I dreamt the world stopped turning as we climbed the hill 

I dreamt impossible dreams that we were lovers still 

Must I paint you a picture 

About the way that I feel? 

You know my love for you is strong, girl 

You know my love for you is real [Repeat]