I Wouldn't Die For You

I wouldn't jump off of a bridge
If you were drowning in a canyon.
I wouldn't pick a fight
With a biker from Montana
I wouldn't stop cannibals
From cooking you into a stew
What I'm trying to say is
I wouldn't die for you.

I wouldn't step in between
If you were shooting in a duel
If you'd broken the chef's heart
I wouldn't volunteer to taste your food
If a giant dog had you by the throat
I'd be so nervous I'd dial "9-2-2"
What I'm trying to say is
I wouldn't die for you.

I feel selfish, I feel cruel
But I love you just the same
It's just my sense of self-preservation
And "chicken" is my middle name.

Don't think I'd hurry over
If fire ripped through your street
The flames might burn my skin
If I don't faint from the heat
It's not that I don't love you
It's just that I love me too
What I'm trying to say is
I wouldn't die for you.


Commentary

I originally wrote this song in the summer of 1989, or maybe it was 1990, I don't recall. Some of the words I remembered, some I forgot and rewrote.

It was a joke. It didn't work. Consider this a cleansing.

Were you there?

Raspberry (blogspot doesn't have emoticons)