song lyrics

"Like Sailors Do"

It was late last September
In a Hilton hotel room
Our life flashed in front of my eyes
I cannot remember
The smell of your perfume
But I remember the movie that night

Gene Kelly was dancing
All over Manhattan
While you smoked your last cigarette
The rain hit the window
Like pellets of poison
My heart lying dead in my chest

You told me the truth about Elvis
You said that our love wasn't real

And I can't sing a story
Like sailors do
I can't tell you a sweet lullaby
My rhymes are not pretty
My dreams are not handsome
I can't tell you an easy goodbye

I remember the beautiful
Smile on your face
As I left you asleep on the bed
I hated to leave you
Alone with Gene Kelly
Even though that I knew he was dead

You told me our life was a movie
You said it had just reached the end

And I can't sing a story
Like sailors do
I can't tell you a sweet lullaby
My rhymes are not pretty
My dreams, they ain't handsome
I can't tell you an easy goodbye

I'll see you in heaven
Or maybe in hell
I can't tell you an easy goodbye