Alain Bashung - By Proxy lyrics

Cry me out don't want no tears by proxy Shedding skin for snakes you tried to use Custom buiIt with no one left to fit you Too used up from hot and cold abuse Dance me out my feet are tired and weary Two steps of a ballerina bare The drummer doesn't understand or hear me Hidin' from the bass inside his snare Dry me out the beers' too cold and draughty A pick uptruck on Sunset Avenue Wake me up don't want no tears by proxy Wrote it on my back in black and blue Shut me down I windmilled on Chianti Just can't seem to fight them on my own The mirror with a crack a joke to soothe me I lent myself to try to be alone Cry me out don't want no tears by proxy Dance me out Cry me out Dance me out Cry me out Cry me out