ZZ Ward - Til the Casket Drops Album Lyrics

It was the coldest night of the year,
Snow-covered street lamps and Belvedere,
The moon was just a sliver,
The light was fading,
The war was on its way,
And we were waiting,

You asked me how long I'd stay by your side,
So I answered with only just one reply,

Till the casket drops,
Till my dying day,
Till my heartbeat stops,
Till my legs just break,
Whoa, oh, whoa,
whoa, whoa, oh,
Whoa, whoa, oh,
Till the casket drops,

A house made out of glass will surely shatter,
So we built a fortress of red bricks and ladders,
The ground, it started shaking,
The bombs are falling,
We could've walked away,
We had a warning,

You asked me how long I'd stay by your side,
So I answered with only just one reply,

Till the casket drops,
Till my dying day,
Till my heartbeat stops,
Till my legs just break,
Whoa, oh, whoa,
whoa, whoa, oh,
Whoa, whoa, oh,
Till the casket drops,

So lay your burden down, baby,
Lead me out the door,
We can't escape this ricochet,
I'm ready for this war,

So lay your burden down, baby,
Lead me out the door,
We can't escape this ricochet,
I'm ready for this war,

Till the casket drops,
Till my dying day,
Till my heartbeat stops,
Till my legs just break,

Till the casket drops,
Till my dying day,
Till my heartbeat stops,
Till my legs just break,
Whoa, oh, whoa,
whoa, whoa, oh,
Whoa, whoa, oh,
Till the casket drops.

Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ohh [x2]

I got ten fingers to the sky,
My back to the wall, my white flag high,
Hair, lips, just like a gun,
She's got silver bullets on her tongue,
He's deep under her spell,
I'm screamin' out, but it just won't help,
I think I'm cursed, I had him first,

Oh, Lord, have mercy,
You don't wanna break my heart,
Take what's mine, don't hurt me,
Steal my money, steal my car,
Don't take my man, don't take my man,
I said, don't take my man 'cause you know you can,
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

She stole my man, took him from me,
She's got crimson eyes, a screamin' body,
Face is young, she must taste sweet,
She drops those panties to her knees,
Walkin' on my happy home,
She won't give up until I'm gone,
I think I'm cursed, I had him first,

Oh, Lord, have mercy,
You don't wanna break my heart,
Take what's mine, don't hurt me,
Steal my money, steal my car,
Don't take my man, don't take my man,
I said, don't take my man 'cause you know you can,
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh

Put the gun down, put the gun down,
Put your finger on the trigger now,
Put it down, put it down,
Put it down, put it down,
Put the gun down, put the gun down,
I'ma set fire to the whole damn house,
Put it down, put it down,
Put it down, put it down,
Whoa, oh, Lord,

Oh, Lord, have mercy,
You don't wanna break my heart,
Take what's mine, don't hurt me,
Steal my money, steal my car,
Don't take my man, don't take my man,
I said, don't take my man 'cause you know you can,
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Put the gun down
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Put the gun down.

I feel the moon hitting the blacktop,
Just like a fuse, making the night so hot,
Forget the truth until tomorrow,
You'll be my Hughes, I'll be your Harlow,

All I know is you stole my eyes,
And was packaged to stone 'cause you put it down right,
All I know is you pull me through,
I don't wanna see nothing if I ain't seeing you,

You're the yellow stars up in my silver sky,
You are a ray, ray, you even make my blue eyes blind,
All of the lights went down when you came with me,
Now there's a million diamonds that I just can't see,

You, you, you,
Make my blue eyes blind,
You, you, you,
Make, make my blue eyes blind,

You set me straight, just like an arrow,
Until we lay, caught in the afterglow,
My world was gray with all the others,
Until you came, you showed me colors,

All I know is you stole my eyes,
And was packaged to stone 'cause you put it down right,
All I know is you pull me through,
I don't wanna see nothing if I ain't seeing you,

You're the yellow stars up in my silver sky,
You are a ray, ray, you even make my blue eyes blind,
All of the lights went down when you came with me,
Now there's a million diamonds that I just can't see,

You, you, you,
Make my blue eyes blind,
You, you, you,
Make, make my blue eyes blind,

There ain't nobody taking your place,
So you don't have to worry,
You got that good shit darlin',
Ain't nobody gonna try to beat,
It's like you're freezing, it's like you're freezing time,
You make my blue eyes, you make my blue eyes blind,
It's like you're freezing, it's like you're freezing time,
You make my blue eyes, you make my blue eyes blind,

You're the yellow stars up in my silver sky,
You are a ray, ray, you even make my blue eyes blind,
All of the lights went down when you came with me,
Now there's a million diamonds that I just can't see,

You, you, you,
Make my blue eyes blind,
You, you, you,
Make, make my blue eyes blind,

You, you, you,
Make my blue eyes blind,
You, you, you,
Make, make my blue eyes blind.

I don't need another taste of your lips,
To know I'm home when we're lying here like this,
The world could end today; the sun could just fall,
Here in this bed we made, we're safe from it all,

When nobody believes me, I know you will,
When nobody can reach me, I know you will,
When nobody can please me, I know you will,

Whoa,
You get me, you get me home,
You get me, you get me home,
With you, I know I'm home,

We don't need my father to give his blessing,
We don't match on paper, but it don't mean a thing,
When all my walls cave in, you pull me through it,
When there's a gun at me, you'd take the bullet,

When nobody believes me, I know you will,
When nobody can reach me, I know you will,
When nobody can please me, I know you will,

Whoa,
You get me, you get me home,
You get me, you get me home,
With you, I know I'm home,

I'm crazy, I get mean,
But baby, you adore me,
Shut it down, I get mine,
My soldier right by side,
My fire, you feed it,
Give it to me when I need it,
I'm all yours, so take me,
Good god, this love's amazing,

When nobody believes me, I know you will,
When nobody can reach me, I know you will,
When nobody can please me, I know you will,

Whoa,
You get me, you get me home,
You get me, you get me home,
You get me, you get me home,
You get me, you get me home,
With you, I know I'm home,
With you, I know I'm home.

Baby, nobody knows a word that you're saying,
Your breath is reeking like whiskey,
What hair you got left is graying,
You're out on my porch yelling, waking the neighbors,
Wanting me to come and save you with your aggressive behavior,

You're stumbling all over town,
You drink till you drown,
You keep on threatening to bring me down,
You don't make the rules,
You drunk old fool,
See, you don't scare me, you're just crying wolf,

Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy

Breaking my door down when I left the lock open,
There ain't much left to be broken,
Your flies are wet, then you're soaking,
It's like the devil just jumped up in your clothes,
He put on your shoes and rolled,
Thanks to you, I'm scared to be alone,

You're stumbling all over town,
You drink till you drown,
You keep on threatening to bring me down,
You don't make the rules,
You drunk old fool,
See, you don't scare me, you're just crying wolf,

Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, cry, boy,
Cry, cry boy,
Cry, boy

Nobody knows what you're saying (i mean, you need to),
I know the game that you're playing (i mean, you need to)

Don't forget about us,
Don't forget about trust,
Don't forget about the kinkiness of playing with the 'cuffs on the bedspring,
Penetrate the loud screams, echoing the hallway is the must,
I could never let go if I wanna whore,
Duck away from your anatomy, the agony is such a pain I could never endure,
Even if I had the cure with the pure, sweet morphine touch,
I mean, I cannot deny my demise,
To lies, that interfere our future,
I mean, if I compromise, will you improvise?
Please don't pin no lies,
I'm used to you forgiving and then forget the truth,
I promise that I'll commit,
Vamoose to all of my old ways,
I'm done, I live today,
A full moon will never exist, I swear

You're stumbling all over town,
You drink till you drown,
You keep on threatening to bring me down,
You don't make the rules,
You drunk old fool,
See, you don't scare me, you're just crying wolf

Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy,
Whoa, whoa, go on and cry, boy.

You leave a trail of my broken tears,
Empty words for me to fall,
Broadway at dark is where you left my heart,
Love is cursed in a bar,

Now I can't get up,
Now I can't get down with all the games that you play,
You shut me up and you shut me out,
It's all the same, nothing's changed,

Got me on the ledge where you keep me waiting,
Standing on the edge and I'm begging, begging,
I can't read your mind, won't you help me draw the line?

Save my life, set me free,
These lonely nights are haunting me,
Cut me out from the cold,
This young heart is getting old,
Save my life, set me free,
Yes or no is all I need,
You don't want me, darling, let me know,
Just say goodbye and I'll go,

You're taking more than you even need,
See, you just keep me hard-up,
Watch the minutes stare, they pass me by,
Watch the hours flare, push the throttle,

Got me on the ledge where you keep me waiting,
Standing on the edge and I'm begging, begging,
I can't read your mind, won't you help me draw the line?

Save my life, set me free,
These lonely nights are haunting me,
Cut me out from the cold,
This young heart is getting old,
Save my life, set me free,
Yes or no is all I need,
You don't want me, darling, let me know,
Just say goodbye and I'll go,

You hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
I try to fight it,
Hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
You hold on to me,
It just ain't right,
I hold on to you,
Hold on to you,
I hold on to you,
Make up your mind,
I hold on to you,
Hold on to you,
Hold on to you,
I ain't got time,

Save my life, set me free,
These lonely nights are haunting me,
Cut me out from the cold,
This young heart is getting old,
Save my life, set me free,
Yes or no is all I need,
You don't want me, darling, let me know,
Just say goodbye and I'll go,
Just say goodbye and I'll go.

We were never the marrying type, oh no,
We won't buy dishes or stained glass lights, oh no,
For a table we'll never sit at,
In the house that we won't ever get,

I won't wake up and pick out your tie, oh no,
You won't come home and kiss me at night, oh no,
We won't lie in this king bed for two,
Say goodbye to us saying "I dos,"

No more white picket fences,
No more lace veils or vows,
No more "You're the only one" 'cause that's all done with now,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,

Take these roses and this Jameson, oh no,
Find a subway that I can sit in, oh no,
Buy a one-way out of this city,
Everything that I need, got it with me,

No more white picket fences,
No more lace veils or vows,
No more "You're the only one" 'cause that's all done with now,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,

All these notes and all these words,
Are all that's left in me,
Bend these pages, count my woes,
One last song to set me free,

No more white picket fences,
No more lace veils or vows,
No more "You're the only one" 'cause that's all done with now,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you,
This is the last love song I'll ever write for you, oh.

Oh, please, please, please,
Quit dragging my heart through them coals,
Oh, please, please, please,
Stop trying to fix it 'cause, baby, it's broke,
When it's late at night and you call me,
'Cause I've got another man fixing my blues,
You should never, never worry 'bout nothing, baby,
'Cause I'll never love someone new the way I love you

And every word I say to you feels like I'm screaming out a bunch of whispers,
And every word you say to me is like a bee sting or leaving blisters,
There ain't no honey left in this heart,
There ain't no sugar nowhere inside,
I hate to love ya, I love to hate ya,
I just can't shake you

Oh, please, please, please,
Quit dragging my heart through them coals,
Oh, please, please, please,
Stop trying to fix it 'cause, baby, it's broke,
When it's late at night and you call me,
'Cause I've got another man fixing my blues,
You should never, never worry 'bout nothing, baby,
'Cause I'll never love someone new the way I love you

You're the static, just enough dramatic,
Shock, you drive me crazy,
Ain't no man could take your place,
You know it, baby,
But I just can't stand you, so it's got to end

There ain't no honey left in this heart,
There ain't no sugar nowhere inside,
I hate to love ya, I love to hate ya,
I just can't shake you

Baby, when you want me, when you crave me, when you need it,
If you ain't got the time to save me when I'm falling, then just beat it,
'Cause, boy, I can't be your medicine, your Ritalin when you're fiending,
If you won't be my knight in shining when I'm crying, when I'm screaming

Oh, please, please, please,
Quit dragging my heart through them coals,
Oh, please, please, please,
Stop trying to fix it 'cause, baby, it's broke,
When it's late at night and you call me,
'Cause I've got another man fixing my blues,
You should never, never worry 'bout nothing, baby,
'Cause I'll never love someone new the way I love you

Mmm, I want you in my bed in a minute flat,
Let's hit the backseat of your cherry Cadillac,
I bet you never guessed,
Or came prepared for this,
I like your bowtie, glasses on your eyes,

You better push that gear down to the fifth,
And hit that gas pedal with a hell of a kick,
I wanna feel the heat,
Your tires grip that street,
I like your straight-A style,
Can't wait another mile,

Whoa, the world ain't ending, but it might as well be,
Whoa, I'll rock you like the sea,
Buildings ain't crumblin', but they might as well be,
Whoa, so let's not think and just,

Move like you stole it,
Move, hurry,
Move like you stole it,
Make your move on me,

I see your hands start tremblin' when I touch you there,
I watch your jaw drop open with an eager stare,
I'll be your dream tonight,
Your wish has come to life,
Don't wanna change my mind,
So don't you take your time,

Whoa, the world ain't ending, but it might as well be,
Whoa, I'll rock you like the sea,
Buildings ain't crumblin', but they might as well be,
Whoa, so let's not think and just,

Move like you stole it,
Move, hurry,
Move like you stole it,
Make your move on me,

You better do it like it's twenty-five to life,
Two steps from the yard,
One man behind bars,
Move on, move on, move on me,
Better get your move on like you stole something,
You better do it like the sky just caught on fire,
Take me in your arms,
Ring the alarm,
Move on, move on, move on me,
Better get your move on like you stole something,

Oh, the world ain't ending, but it might as well be,
Whoa, I'll rock you like the sea,
Buildings ain't crumblin', but they might as well be,
Whoa, so let's not think and just,

Move like you stole it,
Move, hurry,
Move like you stole it,
Make your move on me,
Move like you stole it,
Make your move on me,
Make your move on me.

Mhmm, mmm, oh,

It's 3:00 AM, got my eyes wide shut,
I toss and turn, got the sheets untucked,
You broke right in, yeah, you stole, you took,
With dirty fingerprints, you no-good crook,
You shatter my heart like a Tiffany glass,
I knew from the start he was a thief in a mask,
And now I'm alone, cleaning up this mess,
There ain't nothin' left,

He's just a criminal,
He's just a criminal,
I can't get back what he stole,
He's just a criminal,

Ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh no,
Ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh no,
Ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh no,

I hear the rain on this old tin roof,
The rusty nails in the boards comin' loose,
Spend my last two dollars on you,
You robbed me blind and you left no proof,
Poof, poof, mmm, disappear,
You should be sentenced for a thousand years,
You should pay me back for a thousand tears,
Insulting,

He's just a criminal,
He's just a criminal,
I can't get back what he stole,
He's just a criminal,

Ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh no,
Ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh no,
Ooh, whoa, ooh, whoa, oh no,

Insulting, ooh,
Insulting, ooh,
Insulting, ooh,
Insulting, ooh,
Insulting, ooh,
Insulting, ooh,
Insulting, ooh,
Insulting.

She's got Chanel up on her lips
A four inch skirt down on her hips
And all I got is just a couple pair of jeans
She's so hot, and she's the only thing you see
If I had her heals on I would never do you wrong
She treats you like a patient
With the lies she's got you on
Turn the lights off
'Cause I'm all yours
Cover you in my curves
I'd give ya what you deserve
We could get lost
Get the lines crossed
Run ya like a fever
Woah if I could be her
Woah woah oh
I'd keep you forever
She's got the perfect little car
I drive a Chevy with the paint peeling off
She's got her daddy's credit card
I play for dollars down on Diamond Boulevard
If I had her heels on I would never do you wrong
She treats you like a patient
With the lies she's got you on
Turn the lights off
'Cause I'm all yours
Cover you in my curves
I'd give ya what you deserve
We could get lost
Get the lines crossed
Run ya like a fever
Woah if I could be her
Woah woah oh
I'd keep you forever
If I was her, I'd be your silver lining after the storm
'Cause I can't stand seeing you crying no more
Turn the lights off
'Cause I'm all yours
Cover you in my curves
I'd give ya what you deserve
We could get lost
Get the lines crossed
Run ya like a fever
Woah
Turn the lights off
'Cause I'm all yours
Cover you in my curves
I'd give ya what you deserve
We could get lost
Get the lines crossed
Run ya like a fever
Woah if I could be her

Golden honey drippin' from this house,
Black stilettos on a leather couch,
Jeans stickin' tight like glue,
Soakin' wet, drink it up like juice,
Come on, come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on,

Lay me down on sheets of cotton, whoa, whoa,
You make me feel like I could fly, whoa, whoa,
Headlights on the bedpost, we ain't stoppin', no, no,
If you forgot, I'll tell you why,
'Cause Charlie ain't home,

Ooh, ooh,
Charlie ain't home,
Ooh, ooh,
Charlie ain't home,

I dig my fingertips into your back,
Till the pictures break and the floorboards crack,
Oh, my tongue is a silver key,
Swimmin' deep in a sinner's sea,
Come on, come on, come on,
Come on, come on, come on,

Lay me down on sheets of cotton, whoa, whoa,
You make me feel like I could fly, whoa, whoa,
Headlights on the bedpost, we ain't stoppin', no, no,
If you forgot, I'll tell you why,
'Cause Charlie ain't home,

Ooh, ooh,
Charlie ain't home,
Ooh, ooh,
Charlie ain't home,

Oh, Charlie, Charlie,
Please let that boy go, darlin',
It wasn't his fault, it was mine,
Oh, Charlie, Charlie,
He didn't know no better,
I should have listened, you were right,

Lay me down on sheets of cotton, whoa, whoa,
You make me feel like I could fly,
Headlights on the bedpost, we ain't stoppin',
If you forgot, I'll tell you why,
'Cause Charlie ain't home,

Ooh, ooh,
Charlie ain't home,
Ooh, ooh,
Charlie ain't home

Your clothes out on the blacktop
Scattered suits on the street
Frames and broken pictures in the mid-September heat
We set these nights on fire
So hot, we burned it down
Now all that's left of us is ashes on the ground

I told you back in June
You knew damn well what I would do

Three hundred sixty five days
You been making me wait
So keep your two-timing games
It's a lot of too late
The summer's over, over, over
Over, over, over

Drop your keys from six stories
Shout out, "It's raining green!"
Don't tell lies in heaven or an angel will get mean
Diamonds and white gold watches
Watch how fast they will soar
You always said you wanted to give back to the poor

I told you back in June
You knew damn well what I would do

Three hundred sixty five days
You been making me wait
So keep your two-timing games
It's a lot of too late
The summer's over, over, over
Over, over, over

I won't be your debutante
Won't be the fool to your savant
I can't fix your cracked up dreams
While the leaves fall off these trees
I won't spend the winter nights
Holding on to what ain't right
You might break your words real fast
But mine are made to last

Three hundred sixty five days
You been making me wait
So keep your two-timing games
It's a lot of too late
The summer's over, over, over
Over, over, over

Three hundred sixty five days
You been making me wait
So keep your two-timing games
It's a lot of too late
The summer's over, over, over
Over, over, over now

Over now