Oh I bled on the bed from a wound in my head On the night before I sent this Welling with dread From the things that were said In the boardroom that left me defenseless
Though you weren't there I could still feel your stare And your voice It rang cold and contemptous So forgive me this morning If I should fall worn In the arms of the lethal temptress
At a night club engagement We sang on the stage In a voice that was broken and tuneless Still it's better to work Than to beg like a jerk For the kinds of things we all find useless
And hell hath no fury And dear I'm not worried I will see to my eternal penance Just one more glass of gin Before I fall back in To the arms of the lethal temptress
So you frighten the ghost town And ground them all down 'Till one day you reach a consensus And I know from your verse You put america first And all others you simply beat senseless And worship like this Is to honor the fist And to conjure what's cruel and licentious And I don't know what's fair And I really don't care In the arms of the lethal temptress
And I won't place a bet But I knew when we met That one day we'd come to regret this And that what once was love Can turn quickly enough Into something so hard and contentious
And hell hath no fury And death is no jury Our love's ended before I commence this But for one final sin You won't see me again In the arms of the lethal temptress But for one final sin You won't see me again In the arms of the lethal temptress