I knew a thing that wouldn't sleep,
it couldn't laugh, it couldn't weep,
it couldn't smile, it couldn't cry,
for all I knew it wouldn't die.
I knew a thing that wouldn't choke,
it was no chick, it was no bloke,
it wasn't thin, it wasn't tall,
in my view it ain't here at all.
But I knew a thing that wouldn't live,
it couldn't take, it couldn't give,
it couldn't touch, it couldn't hold,
it wasn't shy, it wasn't bold.
I knew a thing that wouldn't speak,
it wasn't strong, it wasn't weak,
it wasn't here, it wasn't there,
but in my head it's everywhere.
I knew a thing that's deep inside,
it wouldn't show, it wouldn't hide,
it couldn't taste, it couldn't smell,
it kept me locked up in a cell.
I know a thing that wouldn't sleep,
it couldn't laugh, it couldn't weep,
it couldn't smile, it couldn't cry,
but o please God just let me die! |
