Bitter Sweetheart by Soul Asylum from Let Your Dim Light Shine 1995

Why'd you always wanna get the best of me?
I'm like a seeing eye dog and I can't even see
They're naked and they're following my master who's blind
And my mind has gone to pieces, I could use some peace of mind
So I picked up the pieces and I made a new start
Stole an old stiletto, started stabbing in the dark
And I can't live without it, I would surely fall apart
But it's hard to make arrangements round a bitter sweetheart
Bitter sweetheart, bitter sweetheart,
Better get yourself a little street smart
Bitter sweetheart, sad but true
It's a bitter sweet heart that's a hard heart to cure

It's like a suicide mission when you can't see the end
Tired of compliment fishing and impressing your friends
I never kissed no one just to kiss and tell
It's a little bit of heaven and a whole lot of hell
In the eye of the beholder is a beautiful start
but you always seem to end up with a bitter sweetheart

There's a darkness looming but the sun is shining bright
I can live to see the morning if I stay up all night
Bitter sweetheart, Bittersweetheart
Better get yourself a little street smart
Bitter sweetheart, sad but true
It's a bitter sweet heart that's a hard heart to cure

Are you in there, are you beating
Beating me up until I'm bleeding
How much blood can you spare
Bitter sweetheart think just a drink might get you to the good part
Lying in bed just wondering what to do
It's a bitter sweet heart that's a hard heart to cure
In time you find insoide
You always end up with a bitter sweet heart