I Lose To You

Evergreen in the spring
Hang me in the sun
And when I leave, please bury me
Somewhere you will run
Oh, I'm the dead man to your loaded gun

Take your aim, and fire away
I won't miss the holes in my side
And when I go, carve me a pretty gravestone
Something simple, what your hands touch will suffice
Oh, I'm the gamble to your loaded dice

And I lose to you
Hands up, I surrender
Nothin' could be better
Than a mark on me when you leave me for dead
I lose to you

Flowers grow, where you lie me low
Somethin' pretty for the ruin and the rot
And I shall stay, if you want me that way
If you miss me, or spit on my plot
I'm the fool who loves whatever you've got

And I lose to you
Hands up, I surrender
Nothin' could be better
Than a mark on me when you leave me for dead
I lose to you

I'd rather you do somethin' than nothin'
I'd rather you kill me than ignore
I'd die for you, darlin', won't you leave the candle on?
I'll burn myself if it'll entertain you more

Evergreen in the spring
And summer, winter, and fall
I won't change, come wind or rain
You can burn me to the ground, I'll love it all

And I lose to you
Hands up, I surrender
Nothin' could be better
Than a mark on me, a bullet to attest
Oh, I'm the dead man to your loaded gun