No More Love Songs

Every sunrise finds her in a new town

There's some kind of Armageddon going down

She's professionally friendly

She's got everything to lose

And she can't wait till the red line takes her there.



She said "No more love songs, please"

And she got up off her knees

And she grabbed her coat and just walked out the door

And the soup kitchen was humming

And the men with tired eyes

Watched her giving her last dollar to a child

She said "No more love songs."



Next morning, she's on the road by daylight

Looking for a sanctuary to save her life

She's got a bone to pick

Religion makes her sick

Something dies when you give your faith a name.



She said "No more love songs, please"

And she got up off her knees

And she grabbed her coat and just walked out the door

And the crucifix was silent

And the room was full of light

But it was dead, and she was so alive

She said "No more love songs."



Two years, and she's scraping at the walls

Nobody told her just what comes before a fall

She's living off of handouts

And the kindness of a friend

He only wants a little in return

But one day's one day too many

And her eyes begin to burn.



She said "No more love songs, please"

And she got up off her knees

And she grabbed her coat and just walked out the door

And they say that she's still out there

That's what I'd like to believe

Life kills you, but I know she's still alive

She sings no more love songs.