Warming Up To The Ice Age

Could have been the kiss of my life
Could have been the death of me
Could have been that i was just too scared
To wait around and see

You could have been a guardian angle
I could have been the wicked one
Besides the buttons on our shirts, girl,
What else did we leave undone?
When we ran
When we ran
When we ran
When we ran
Was it just the time slippin' through our hands?
Right through our hands

Maybe i was tryin' to tell ya
I'd never known a love so strong
Maybe in the shadows of the night
We just couldn't tell right from wrong
Maybe its a real-life story
Livin' with the sad regrets
Maybe it was just a sweet dream baby
Somethin' that i can't forget
When we ran
When we ran
When we ran
Was it just the time slippin' through our hands?

You only had to say the word
I would have turned around and heard
But as it is we can't turn back
The mind's just a trash can, baby
And the memories, rolling dice
We had something one time, girl,
But we thought about it twice
When we ran
When we ran
When we ran
When we ran
We ran
We ran
We ran
When we ran
When we ran

I'm trippin over dumb drunks at a party
Girlfriend just ran off with the dj
I give her everything, but she refused it
It doesn't matter, she don't know how to use it
My confidence is dwindling
Look at the shape i'm in
Where's my pearls, where's my swine?
I'm not thirsty, but i'm standing in line.
I'll have the usual
I'll have the usual

Fifty silhouettes bumpin' on the dance floor
Pink elephants fallin' through a trap door
Sixty cigarettes a day 'cause i'm nervous
When will that bitch serve us?
I used to be a good boy, livin' the good life
Fifty thousand kisses later she was a housewife
She was good, i was unkind
I'm not thirsty, but i'm standin' in line
I'll have the usual
I'll have the usual
(on the rocks)
(two ice cubes)
(and a little umbrella)

Big jim says the second comin's comin'
I think he's just seein' double or something
Or something
You can hang around waiting for the also rans
I can't win, but i've seen enough, man
A fifth of whisky he could knock it away
I drink some more and it's judgment day
I had a future, but she just passed out
I'm gonna drink until i see what it is i wanna think about
I'll have the usual
I'll have the usual
I'll have the usual
On the rocks
With a twist

First time i laid eyes on you
I checked myself right on outta this world
Just one thing can bring me back from this here heart attack
And that's your sweet lovin', girl

Ooooh your huggin' and kissin'
I know it makes a dead man's light come on
You put the crush on me
Little girl can't you see that i'm gone

Now i ain't gonna listen to reason
Ain't no excuse for the way that i feel
Before a word was spoke
I knew it weren't no joke
Baby this love is real

They say you gotta take time to know her
But i just can't wait that long
You put the crush on me
Little girl can't you see
That i'm gone

You put the crush, crush
Ooooooh what a rush
I can't begin to speak of all of your charms
You put the crush, crush
Uh,
Now i can't be satisfied until
I'm wrapped up in your arms
Ain't that some some lovin baby
You got to know i'm ain't puttin you on
You put the crush on me, little girl can't you see that i'm gone

You read about these kind of feelin's
But they always happen to somebody else
I got this feelin' from you
That you want me too
Girl, i just can't help myself

Now this is once in a lifetime
And i just can't get you walk on
You put the crush on me, little girl can't you see that i'm gone
You put the crush on me, little girl can't you see that i'm gone

You put the crush, crush
Ooooooh what a rush
I can't begin to speak of all of your charms
You put the crush, crush
Uuuuuh,
Now i can't be satisfied 'till i'm wrapped up in your arms
Ain't that some some lovin baby
You got to know i'm ain't puttin you on
You put the crush on me, little girl can't you see that i'm gone

You put the crush on me girl
Yes, you did
You put the crush on me...

Well the ace of spades, walkin' on the water
The joker's only daughter, in love with the king of hearts
Ooooh and the jack of clubs is kissin' the queen of diamonds
Oh, she's such a shy one, until that dancing starts

It's a house of cards
I guess it can blow too hard and the aces all fall down
But there's no one to blame
In the number one honest game
Playin' the number one honest game

You got deuces wild, go find yourself a partner
Tell her that you love her, before she checks your bet
Seven's up try again tomorrow, it's only a life of sorrow
This love you can't forget

It's a house of cards
I guess it can blow too hard and the aces all fall down
But there's no one to blame
In the number one honest game
We're playin' the number one honest game

Girl, my heart's not rigged nor gone astray
I'm lookin' for that timeless game to play
The way you move fills me with desire
But if you play with me, girl, you're playin' with fire...i'm burnin' up

Count your suits, add up all your markers
Now that you have found her, you take the love you want
Ooooh, you want mine, i'd give you kind and gentle
Just forget the mental, you put your heart in front

'cause it's a house of cards
I guess it can blow too hard and the aces all fall down
But there's no one to blame
In the number one honest game
We're playin' the number one honest game
Playin' the number one honest game
Playin' the number one honest game...

Baby shaved her head and gone
Now she's got black stockings on
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

Baby spreads her little wings
Now the boys say awful things
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

She's got a heart and it's on fire
But how would they know
This cool blue flame will only expire
Out here in the snow

She could melt the modern world
But she's just a modern girl
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

Frozen like a punch bowl swan
Frozen like a mastodon
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age

Maybe she'll come back to me
In ten million years
And maybe i could make her see
It's only a world of tears

Her survival kit contains
Lots of things to keep her brain
The proper distance from her heart
'cause that's where all the trouble starts
Baby hasn't figured yet
That one cold shoulder is all you get
One cold shoulder don't stop no show
Cause baby we're all eskimos
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age
I think she's warmin' up to the ice age