(Please) Leave Me The Bones Vigilantes of Love

[Verse 1]
Conversations fade, people moving out slow
Hey, here's one for the record
One for the road
You can stand on your soapbox all alone
You can have the flesh, but please leave me the bones
You can have the flesh, but please leave me the bones

[Verse 2]
Some call it gold, some call it dross
Some say I'm saved, some say I'm lost
So I say in the most respectful tone
"You can have the flesh, but please leave me the bones"
You can have the flesh, but please leave me the bones

[Verse 3]
Making those records for the company team
Pull the shiny knob of the vending machine
Do your best to play the hand that's thrown
Help yourself to the flesh, please leave me the bones
Help yourself to the flesh, but please leave me the bones

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 4]
A touch of your love makes my heart full
And every lonely note reminds me of you
Am I looking for heaven inside this drone?
You can take the flesh, but please leave me the bones