Spin and Turn
I loved you when you left
and when you left again
it’s when you love me baby
I just can’t be your man.
Winter’s come and gone
and my coat’s hung up to dry
deep inside my house where
I never heard you cry.
There’s a heart inside my closet
I take it out sometimes
I’ll take it for a walk
And we’ll make a few bad rhymes
spin and turn
jubilee
spin and turn
jubilee.
Jesus love the sinners
but Lord I need a friend
won’t you run right back, babe
like a paperback end.
There’s a possum in the meadow
where my bluebird once did weep
Now I’m calling to you darling
like a wolf calls his sheep.
I’ll lay with you again
wondering if I’d lied
that possum in the meadow
you know that he smiled
saying
spin and turn
jubilee
spin ad turn
jubilee.
There’s flowers on the window
I picked cause you were sad
and there’s bruises on your face
cause you went and saw your dad.
There’s pansies in the garden
I water everyday
I guess they read your letter
now they’re wilting away.
Love is on my lips
and death is on my tongue
I wish I would have met you
when we were young
spin and turn
jubilee
spin and turn
jubilee.
I’ll kiss you on the cheek
and I’ll kiss you on the hand
but you don’t love me baby
you’re in love with another man.
He walks around like me
and he borrows my skin
you see him darling
but I’ve never met him.
He’ll walk with you outside
and say, “I love you”
but his heart’s in the closet
until he’s done with you
spin and turn
jubilee
spin and turn
jubilee.