You Are The Deal

Black woman on the street with attitude
Spits thru her teeth and stares at you
White boy with the living blues
Spreads his hatred on a crowded tube
Some days I feel removed
When all I can do is think of you
I feel like I am being used yeah-yeah

Well you bruise me and you batter me and you make me feel the twist
I try to convince myself that I'm strong because of this
And my friends say you're beautiful but it's time I got real
And I read my Robert Johnson but I just can't change the way I feel

And this murder happens all around my heels
But it ain't real, you are the deal
And this poison's flowing all around my head
And here I am alone in bed

Old queen on a ship of fools
You worry that it might sail for you
White lines from the broken youth
Who hasn't got the nerve to question you

Some days I feel removed
When all I can do is think of you
Yeah, I feel like I've been abused yeah-yeah

Well you bruise me and you batter me and you make me feel dirt
And just for one minute I'd forgotten what I'm worth
My friends say you're beautiful but it's tI'me I got real
And I read my Robert Johnson but I just can't change the way I feel

This murder happens all around my heels
But it ain't real, you are the deal oh yeah
This poison's flowin gall around my head
And here I am filled with regret

So is it not enough to just feel the love and give it
Why can't you give it?
And is it not enough to just feel the love and live it
Why can't you live it?
Why can't you give it?
Why can't I give it?

This murder happens all around my heels
But it ain't real, you are the deal oh yeah
This poison's flowing all around my head
And here I am alone in bed / filled with regret