You Don't Have To Lyrics - Pale Green Ghosts - John Grant

Remember walking hand in hand, side by side 

We walked the dogs and took long strolls through the park 

Except we never had dogs 

And never went to the park 

Remember how we used to fuck all night long 

Neither do I because I always passed out 

I needed lots of the booze 

To handle the pain 

You don't have to pretend to care 

You don't have to say things that you don't mean 

You don't have to pretend to care 

You don't have to say things that you don't mean 

It just embarrasses me 

And makes you look like a fool 

Remember when the tenderness stopped 

And the kindness turned to pity and disgust 

And the smiles were stopped 

Before they could start 

And understanding was now just a tool 

We used it every chance we got to be cruel 

And we cringed because 

We couldn't make ourselves stop 

You don't have to pretend to care 

You don't have to say things that you don't mean 

You don't have to pretend to care 

You don't have to say things that you don't mean 

It just embarrasses me 

And makes you look like a fool 

There are days when I think about you 

And on those days I really feel like a fool 

Because you don't deserve 

To have somebody think about you 

I feel so stupid 'cause I let myself down 

I acted like a motherfucking clown 

At a circus 

On the outskirts of town 

You don't have to pretend to care 

You don't have to say things that you don't mean 

You don't have to pretend to care 

You don't have to say things that you don't mean 

It just embarrasses me 

Because you think you're so fucking cool