That's How I Knew This Story Would Break My Heart Lyrics - The Forgotten Arm - Aimee Mann

I drew a picture of you 

You and your anchor tattoo 

And saw the face that I knew 

Covered in shame 

You drew a bird that was here 

A kind of sweet chanticleer 

But with a terrible fear 

That the cage couldn't tame 

That's how I knew this story would break my heart 

When you wrote it 

That's how I knew this story would break my heart 

So, like a ghost in the snow 

I'm getting ready to go 

'Cause baby, that's all I know 

How to open the door 

And though the exit is crude 

It saves me coming unglued 

For when you're not in the mood 

For the gloves and the canvas floor 

That's how I knew this story would break my heart 

When you wrote it 

That's how I knew this story would break my heart