It's not for free
but I'll take your love
if your love will pay me
I see your wallet in your pocket
You know I carry my heart around my neck
like a locket so I can take it off
Now I feel good, I feel like candy
Go out on the street, I'm gonna make some money
That was just a joke about the money
you're gonna pay me with your life
Out on the corner
Like a fallen Maraschino cherry
I know you're scared to eat me
You got a candy red sports car
My heart is not a sports car
My heart is cab
Your love is a fad
And you're a drag
And now I feel good, I feel like candy
go out on the street I wanna make some money
That was just a joke about the money
you're gonna pay me with your life
You wanna have me
You watch me like TV
You wanna hold me
Collect me like rubies
Talk about me like a movie
You're so dirty
And now I feel good, I feel like candy
I'll get in your car, I wanna make some money
That was just a joke about the money
you're gonna pay me with your life
but I'll take your love
if your love will pay me
You know I carry my heart around my neck
like a locket so I can take it off
Go out on the street, I'm gonna make some money
That was just a joke about the money
you're gonna pay me with your life
Like a fallen Maraschino cherry
I know you're scared to eat me
My heart is not a sports car
My heart is cab
Your love is a fad
And you're a drag
go out on the street I wanna make some money
That was just a joke about the money
you're gonna pay me with your life
You watch me like TV
You wanna hold me
Collect me like rubies
Talk about me like a movie
You're so dirty
I'll get in your car, I wanna make some money
That was just a joke about the money
you're gonna pay me with your life
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i'm so impressed someone submitted this! best song on pirate prude.
the whole album has this vampire/monster/predator theme going on... very dark and seductive.
also, i always thought the "collect me like rubies" line was "collect me like rupees"... ha... guess i was thinking zelda!
Me, too, I guess...I didn't think anybody else had ever heard this song. Awesome, awesome song by Mary Timony's band. Actually, I DO remember an episode of Beavis and Butthead where they were watching the video to this song and Butthead was saying how her guitar must be broken during the "solo"...(if you would call it such...). Pretty funny. O.K...I guess the song is about prostitution and AIDS...? Has a very "Boston, Mass." sound. Maybe because this song reminds me of my ex-girlfriend's sister, who was a heroin addict / prostitute. She lived in Boston, Mass. I wonder what became of her? Hey, Leeanne, if you read this, Email me, will ya?
amazing...this is an old song, but a really good one. So much talent.
"That was just a joke about the money you're gonna pay me with your life"
I always heard it as:
My heart is cab Your love is a fare And you're the driver