Leather

Tori Amos

Look I'm standing naked before you
Don't you want more than my sex
I can scream as loud as your last one
But I can't claim innocence

Oh God could it be the weather
Oh God why am I here
If love isn't forever
And its not the weather
Hand me my leather

I could just pretend that you love me
The night would lose all sense of fear
But why do I need you to love me
When you can't hold what I hold dear

Oh God could it be the weather
Oh God why am I here
If love isn't forever
And its not the weather
Hand me my leather

I almost ran over an angel
He had a nice big fat cigar
In a sense, he said you're alone here
So if you jump you best jump far

Oh God could it be the weather
Oh God why am I here
If love isn't forever
And its not the weather
Oh God could it be the weather
Oh God its all very clear
If love isn't forever
And its not the weather
Hand me my leather


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Leather Lyrics as written by Tori Ellen Amos

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    Again she comments on how religion has forsaken her "you're alone here" but i dont understand the reference to the weather. what does the weather symbolise?

    heir2beulahon May 04, 2002   Link

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