first there was the ring of empty silence
and I quivered like a nerve lay naked
til you found me and you said
"there's something that I can do
with a shape such as yours
I can make you or break you"
and I believed you
I believed you loved me
and I let you twist me in your hands
until I bled into a shape that pleased you
what's the matter?
don't I please you anymore?

one man's whiskey is another man's tea
and I'm not certain if that wisdom applies to me
I've been learning about life, watching my TV
and you should see all the notes I'm taking

I used to love you
maybe I still do
but it's hard to play the game
when you don't know the rules
I sing your praises
feel like a fool
I make the sound of
one hip shaking

I remember your fingers
I remember your touch
I remember wanting you
too much
I remember your face
as you were leaving
you left me lonely
like one hip shaking

one man's whiskey, another man's tea
all this wisdom confusing me
I been learning about life
watching my TV
it makes the sound of
one hip shaking