A Martyr For My Love For You Lyrics - The White Stripes

She was sixteen and six feet tall 

In a crowd of teenagers comin' out of the zoo 

She stumbled, started to slip and fall 

Teeter-tottered on the top of patent leather shoes 

I happened to catch her and said 

"Maybe these ruby shoes are a little cumbersome for you" 

Maybe for you, now 

But not as shaky as I must have seemed 

Talkin' junk through her giggle, little teenage dream 

And on the phone I could not compete 

My dumb luck, fake competence was gettin weak 

For a sec I thought I sounded sweet 

But sure enough in a gruff, faint voice 

I heard myself speak 

I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile 

And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke 

And we could share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this 

And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do 

Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now 

I'm beginnin to like you 

So you probably won't get what I'm going to do 

I'm walkin' away from you 

It probably don't make much sense to you 

But I'm tryin to save you 

From all of the things that I'll probably say or do 

I'll probably do 

I could stay a while but sooner or later I'll break your smile 

And I can tell a joke but one of these days I'm bound to choke 

And we might share a kiss but I feel like I can't go through with this 

And I bet we could build a home but I know the right thing for me to do 

Is to leave you alone, leave you alone, now 

You'll probably call me a fool 

And say I'm doin' exactly what a coward would do 

An I'm beginnin to like you 

Its a shame, what a lame way to live but what can I do? 

I hope you appreciate what I do 

I'm a martyr for my love for you 

A martyr for my love for you 

A martyr for my love for you 

A martyr for my love for you