Even if I am in love with you All this to say, what's it to you Observe the blood, the rose tattoo Of the fingerprints, on me from you Other evidence has shown that You and I are still alone we Skirt around the danger zone And don't talk about it later Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall Well I walk to your house in the afternoon By the butcher shot, with the sawdust strewn Don't give away the goods too soon Is what she might have told me And I tried so hard, to resist When you held me in your handsome first And reminded me, of the night we kissed And of why I should be leaving Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall And even if I am in love with you All this to say, what's it to you Observe the blood, the rose tattoo Of the fingerprints, on me from you Other evidence has shown that You and I are still alone we Skirt around the danger zone And don't talk about it later And I tried so hard, to resist When you held me in your handsome first And reminded me, of the night we kissed And of why I should be leaving Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As the records the rise and fall Of every man who's been here But the only one here now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing, changing, changing, changing, changing Marlene watches from the wall Her mocking smile says it all As she records the rise and fall Of every soldier passing But the only soldier now is me I'm fighting things I cannot see I think it's called my destiny That I am changing Marlene on the wall