It took me by surprise
It looked me in the eyes
And opened up my chest
And freed what was suppressed
And fluttered 'round my brain
And burned me with its pain
And shook what was in doubt
And turned it inside out
I saw the text
It said I'm next
And tied it to a string
And wore it like a ring
And made me get on stage
And locked me in a cage
And tied me to train tracks
And put me on my back
And put bears in my bed
And worms in my head
I held its hand
It was when I met
[makes "your bed" and "your marriage bed" work]
And stung me with its tail
And dimmed my evening pale
And sang to me a song
And played it right and wrong
And made me better
Better
I had to let 'er
Let 'er
It's written in a red letter
In the alphabet
It's when I met