Love in 3 Acts - Johnny Crashed
                                                                                     August 2021
 
 
Love is a gamble                                             
She said with her smile                                   
I promise you nothing                                    
But a long, drawn-out trial                             
 
And when you’re found guilty                        
Of breaking my heart                          
I’ll spend a lifetime trying                               
To tear you apart                                            
 
But darling you don’t need to worry              
It’s all part of the charm                                 
And when this trial’s over                               
You’ll still have this song                                
 
Love is a hunger
That she tried to starve
With a slow suffocation
From a wounded heart
 
Love’s just a tissue
That’s been tossed on the floor
With nothing but memories
And thin to the core
 
But I’ll be right here bleeding
As you work tirelessly
To hurt me with your heartache
And to kill me quietly
 
(Instrumental break)
 
So ask me if I miss you
I’d probably decline
You know, I’d wander through a dessert
Just to leave your love behind
 
Love is a notion
Worshipped by fools
And praised by the poets
Of these empty barstools
 
Love is a treasure
That’s best left behind
A fortune for taking
But not worth the time
 
And if you don’t mind me asking
While it’s still fresh on my mind
But is my sentence a lifetime
Of not knowing my crime