Served Faithfully Lyrics - Imperfectly - Ani Difranco

He caresses every bottle 

Like it's the first one he's had 

Saying 

It ain't love 

But it ain't bad 

It's the only reward 

Bestowed upon me 

And I have served faithfully 

I can see he is scarred 

From doing some hard time 

But I let alone what is broken 

'Cause it isn't mine 

He strikes out at me 

When I am within reach 

Then he reaches for me 

When I draw the line 

Sometimes it seems like love 

Is just a fancy word for compromise 

You gotta read between the years 

You gotta write between the lines 

You gotta try to understand 

The grandness of the man behind the petty crimes 

And let him off easy sometimes 

I have only just met 

An old old friend 

We've been walking around holding hands 

I hope some day he can bend 

As far as it takes to understand 

And risk breaking open again