Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Sometimes you love me
Like a good man ought-ta
Sometimes you hurt me so bad
My tears run like water
You get me up
Right before your friends
Then you disown me baby
Until we're alone again
Your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin' up and down all around
It's like a see saw
Sometimes ya tell me
Ya don't need my sweet candy man
And then sometimes baby
Go-go away
An I'll stay
You lift me up
When I'm on the ground
But as soon as I get up now
You send me tumblin' down
Now your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin up.... down
All around
Just like a see saw
When I kiss you and I like it
And I ask you to kiss me again
When I reach for you
Ya jump clean out of sight
You change just like the wind
That ain't right
That ain't right
That ain't right
That ain't right baby
[Instrumental]
Your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin' up goin' down
Goin' all around
It's like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin' up goin' down
All around
[FADES]
It's like a see saw yeah
See saw baby
(See saw)
Like a good man ought-ta
Sometimes you hurt me so bad
My tears run like water
You get me up
Right before your friends
Then you disown me baby
Until we're alone again
Your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin' up and down all around
It's like a see saw
Sometimes ya tell me
Ya don't need my sweet candy man
And then sometimes baby
Go-go away
An I'll stay
You lift me up
When I'm on the ground
But as soon as I get up now
You send me tumblin' down
Now your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin up.... down
All around
Just like a see saw
When I kiss you and I like it
And I ask you to kiss me again
When I reach for you
Ya jump clean out of sight
You change just like the wind
That ain't right
That ain't right
That ain't right
That ain't right baby
[Instrumental]
Your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin' up goin' down
Goin' all around
It's like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw
Your love is like a see saw baby
Your love is like a see saw
Goin' up goin' down
All around
[FADES]
It's like a see saw yeah
See saw baby
(See saw)
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
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