Lie Down Here (& Be My Girl) Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

[Verse 1]
Well, you lost a foe
And you found a friend
(Lie down here and be my girl)
I'm back now, baby, that man
He won't be coming round here again
(Lie down here and be my girl)
I'm trying to tread careful, baby
You're as brittle as a wishbone of a bird
(Lie down here and be my girl)
We've been scribbled in the margins
Of a story that is patently absurd
(Lie down here and be my girl)

[Chorus]
Let it all come down
Yeah, tonight
Oh we can shine, shine
Let it all come down
Oh, be my girl, be my girl
Mmm
I want you to be

[Verse 2]
It's a matter of some urgency
O darling can't you see, I can't hold back the tide
(Lie down here and be my girl)
And stop your frantic little fingers trying to collect
The years that pour from the hole in my side
(Lie down here and be my girl)
Don't worry, baby, this old snake
Banging at your door
Has got a few skins left to shed
(Lie down here and be my girl)
You look so good, you look at so good
And the rest is better left unsaid
(Lie down here and be my girl )