Your skin is sweet as grass, as you and I wak And touch the corners of the evening Oh, how do we begin to wriggle and to spin And talk if it doesn't happen I've heard the lonely man Speaking as I speak And love tell you how it scares me Your eyes run me through As heavy and as blue As mermaids swimming in the dull dusk You (you deserve better) deserve better, sweetheart You deserve (you deserve better) You (you deserve better) deserve better, (you deserve better), sweetheart You deserve (you deserve better) Your skin is sweet as grass When winter kept us warm, dulling us with snow It's then that I need your hands What roots have we got? Is this our lot? To hold and shake beneath the cool sun You (you deserve better) deserve better, sweetheart You deserve (you deserve better) You (you deserve better) deserve better, (you deserve better), sweetheart You deserve (you deserve better) Your skin is sweet as grass Your skin is sweet as grass, as you and I wak And touch the corners of the evening