Poison Lovers

Steve Earle

I was almost out of here


Nearly left this time


I saw you in my rearview mirror


And I pulled up on a dime


But nothin' ventured, nothin' lost


You can't say we didn't try


That is unless you weigh the cost


Of every tear we cried


Chorus:


Why do we do this to each other


I guess we were always poison lovers





If you could look me in the eye


And tell me what you see


Maybe you can tell me why


I let you torture me


I know that your lips are soft


And they sing the sweetest songs


But I've been listenin' long enough


My heart has turned to stone





Chorus





Another time, another place


Another wind to blame


Cover every track and trace


I'll find you just the same


And even if we made our peace


And went our separate ways


You'd go west and I'd go east


And we'd meet here in this place





Chorus x 2