Song Description

Some of you lived through the Sexual Revolution...'member? Looking back, did you ever ask yourself, "What were we revolting against or did we just want to become revolting...what exactly was it a revolution for?" A lot of us didn't come out unscathed and this is a sad song. Actually it's a story of what happened to a lot of us.

Lyrics

Piece By Piece

Going down town to the local dance hall
Rehearse the reason that you're here
Why, of course, to do some dancing
Why sit home alone
You meet some friends, tip a beer
Then you see that the air is electric
Between you and someone who stands across the way
One beer is two beers is five beers and then some
'Til you dance before the parking lot valet
You wake up naked and you wish you were clothed
Who's this lying next to me
Who's this stranger whom I've let inside my soul
How could I have been that lonely

Piece by piece you give yourself away
And little by little there's less of you to say
I'm worthy of love, but I don't deserve this emptiness
I'm hungry for love, but I don't want your fast food love
It hurts to be alone, but not like when I give myself away
I'll wait for the one who loves me and then will want to stay
Or bit by bit I'll give myself away
Piece by piece I wound myself this way

Meet your good friend at the park, a brown bag picnic
Share the warmth of history
You're both between romances
No need to pretend
You speak of loves you hope will be
So sure of each other, so trusting and respectful
Sophisticated people being honest in their need
What harm can there be; it's just sex between friends
You each assure the other there's no promise in this deed
You wake up naked and you wish you were clothed
And now you hang your head to cry
You've traded your friend for a tragic cardboard lover
And so you tell friendship good bye