Love took a long time, it followed me here 
and it landed on light feet, and it whispered in my ear 
love spoke of my past as a valuable test 
and smiled, and said she who loves last loves best 
and'cause you know life is hard, but now you also know your mind, 
so now youand're going out to love, but on your own side this time 
where you still think of famine, and you still dig up train fare 
and you wonand't mind the wrinkles, and'cause you know how they got there 
in love but not at peace 
in love but not at peace. 
Once for me love was the boat inside of a bottle, 
it felt like a gondola ride, 
when you float with the nicknacks, and you donand't hear a sound 
where the fish never lived, and you donand't miss the ground 
and the moon hangs above like a valium pill 
and i say iand'll be fine, but i donand't think that i will 
but today i got work, and i like it that way 
itand's a case of a still life gone cinèma verité 
in love but not at peace 
in love but not at peace. 
And i still need the beauty of words sung and spoken 
and i live with the fear that my spirit will be broken 
and thatand's the way i thought it would be 
thatand's the way i always wanted it to be. 
So iand'll keep you wondering what time iand'm arriving 
and youand'll drive me crazy with your backseat driving 
and iand'll talk in my sleep and youand'll steal all the covers 
weand'll argue it out and weand'll call ourselves lovers 
and iand'll stay in my body and youand'll stay in your own 
and'cause we know that weand're born and weand're dying alone. 
so we turn out the light while the sirens are screaming 
and we kiss for the waking, and then join the dreaming. 
in love, but not at peace 
in love, but not at peace.