just disap peared from sight
She ran headstrong to a strange face
Two arms would make it right
She'd been hurt by the man before
And chased by the man between
Of what she called a love quarantine
Last summer was a wild one
We burned both ends of the candle
Drinking early morning wine
In a basement at Blue Elysee
Where daylight seldom was seen
And that love quarantined
But our love was so instant
And our friendship, carefree
If I'd have jumped in the lake floor
She'd have done the same for
But if you break up with someone,
the break should always be clean
And I'm not gonna entertain
Someone else's it has been
Someone else I could never be
I'm not this man, and it's dirty
So I'm not the man who can set it free
I've been grazed by the ones before,
bruised by the ones between
And I'm not gonna entertain
Someone else's love quietly
Someone else I've never been
I'm not this man of extravagance
So I'm not the man who could
Someone else who's a fool
Someone else I could never be
I'm not this man who's been stirring
So I'm not the man who could set her