Lyrics Steve Earle

Steve Earle

I Thought You Should Know

I been watchin' you watchin' me

I could feel your eyes from way across the room

But now that I'm holdin' you close I can see

Ain't no way I'm gonna get around you

I won't tell you, I don't need you tonight

I won't pretend, I ain't burnin' inside

Your skin glowin' soft in the silver moonlight

The shadows where the promises hide

The bittersweet taste of your kiss

It's all more than I can resist

But if you're thinkin' 'bout breakin' my heart

You might as well just pick up your little black dress and go

Somebody else already tore it apart

And I thought you should know

Maybe this is all that you want

Maybe you're just as lonesome as me

A shoulder that you can cry on

A warm safe place you can be

Someone to call in the middle of the night

When the ghosts in your bedroom won't rest you

Two arms to hold you tight

I promise that I'll do my best

To give you everything I got to give

Keep your secrets as long as I live

But if you're thinkin' 'bout breakin' my heart

You might as well just pick up your little black dress and go

Somebody else already tore it apart

And I thought you should know

If you're thinkin' 'bout breakin' my heart

You might as well just put that little black dress on and go

Somebody else already tore it all apart

And I thought you should know

If you're thinkin' 'bout breakin' my heart

You might as well just pick up your little black dress and go

Somebody else already tore it apart

And I thought you should know