Elliott Smith - Tom's Start lyrics

Activity is killing the actor<br>And a cop's standing out in the road turning traffic away<br>There's nothing she could do until after<br>When his body'd been buried below<br>Way back in the day<br>Oh my nothing else could have been done<br>Made his life a lie<br>So he might never have to know anyone<br>Made his life a lie, you know<br>I told him he shouldn't have sent her<br>He'd only be making it worse<br>Bothering somebody else<br>But I he that he'd never forget her<br>While her memory worked in reverse<br>To keep her safe from herself<br>Oh my nothing else could have been done<br>She made her life a lie<br>So she might never have to know anyone<br>Made her life a lie, you know<br>What I used to be will pass away and then you'll see<br>And all I want now is happiness for you and me<br>What I used to be will pass away and then you'll see<br>And all I want now is happiness for you and me. . . .