Well I won't make you tell me What I've come to understand You're a certain kind of woman I'm a different kind of man I've tried to make you love me You've tried to find a spark of the flame that burned But somehow turned to smoke rings in the dark
The loneliness within me Takes a heavy toll 'Cause it burns as slow as whiskey through an empty aching soul And the night is like a dagger Long and cold and sharp As I sit here on the front steps Blowing smoke rings in the dark
I know I must be going 'Cause love's already gone And all I'm taking with me are the pieces of my heart And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark
The rain falls where it wants to The wind blows where it will Everything on earth goes somewhere But I swear we're standin' still So I'm not going to wake you I'll go easy on your heart I'll just touch your face and drift away Like smoke rings in the dark
I know I must be going 'Cause love's already gone And all I'm taking with me are the pieces of my heart And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark