I am sitting here on this stoop
I am sitting here and have been
since 3 .11 this morning,
I had to make my self some tea
Cause I just could not sleep
Those girls on those movie screens,
I imagine how they laugh, oh,
trying to make me feel just like I was
Why don't you leave me alone,
why don't you leave me alone,
and don't put me to sleep
Make me feel like I'm alright,
make me feel like a creep
It's been a long, long while
It's been a very long time
I told myself I was all right,
I told myself I was no more inside,
But everything outside let me know
I began to feel so violent
It lurked in real strong but silent
Oh, lust, why don't you leave
Oh, why don't you leave me alone