Time after timenYou will forgive menLike an animal in your carenBut give it timenYou will outlive mennAnd take the bow back you put in my hairnMade a parade of myself in the street outside your house nFor the New York photographer therenI fell for crime and I fell for beauty nAnd here you are the only ones who ever cared.nnSo when I dienYou can put on costumes nIn the style of the clothes I worenAnd sing the songs your lovers taught younWhen you were too young to know that this was what they were for.nnLa la la la. La la la la. lalala [x2]nnLike some dead relative nYou will remember me most by my funeral nAnd on the beautiful toast you made nTake back the spadenWe've both been filling up your time like we were filling in a gravennI hope you will forgive the way nI mispronounce your name and I'll forget about these ribbons in my hair nIt's just the nature of the game nI am an animal in your carennAn animal in your care nAn animal in your carenAn animal in your carennIt's just the nature of the game nI am an animal in your care