Two Shots of Jealousy - Julian Dawson, The Flood

when a siren goes in the middle of the night

my breathing stops I fumble for the light

my heart is a hammer and my stomach is stone

I’d call for assistance but nobody is home

that’s when I need you and when you’re not there

I have to move but I don’t know where

this world’s not big enough for me to hide

it’s two shots of jealousy and one shot of pride

I admit I suppose I live too much for love

but now at last I’ve found it I can’t give it up

I have too many pictures and too many plans

I just can’t lose you to another man

because I need you but I just don’t know

if I should move — where should I go

it’s a full-time job keeping this hurt inside

it’s two shots of jealousy and one shot of pride

she says more with her hands than I could say in a book

she can capture a heart with a single look

she’s putting on make-up but it’s not for me

and she cries when she tells me she needs to be free

but I need you and I’ll try to be strong

whatever I do it seems to turn out wrong

I can’t shake this feeling heaven knows I’ve tried

it’s two shots of jealousy and one shot of pride

I didn’t want trouble don’t want your sympathy

I want to believe all the promises you made to me

my heart is a hammer and my stomach is stone

I’d call for assistance but nobody is home

that’s why I need you and when you’re not there

I’m bound to move but I don’t know where

this world’s not big enough for me to hide

with two shots of jealousy and one shot of pride