I Wish Love Didn’t Treat You This Way

Written and Produced by Dean Hall

Dean Hall — vocals, all guitars, bass
Shirley Settles — vocals
Chad Cromwell — drums
Mark Polack — drum-track­ing engineer (Lamplight Studio)
Dean Hall — overdub and mix engineer (Mule Studio)
Andrew Mendelson — mastering engineer (Georgetown Masters)

Lyrics: I Wish Love Didn’t Treat You This Way

There you stand by his bedroom window
Dripping wet from the pouring rain
You hear the toil of a lover’s tangle
It sends your soul into disarray

Your head is spinning with the recollection
His past lies and your innocence lost
But now is not the time for introspection
Somebody’s gonna pay the cost

Cold steel in your right front pocket
The moon hides as you lie in wait
It won’t be long until the clock strikes midnight
I wish love didn’t treat you this way

He used to whisper I’ll always love you
You kept the secret so locked away
Now you’re just a teacher’s schoolgirl lover
I wish love didn’t treat you this way

You must have read the book of Revelation
The moon shines where his body lay
Blood is running in the streets of sorrow
I wish love didn’t treat you this way

Now you’re staring out your bedroom window
The wind moans as you pull the shade
Cold steel in your right front pocket
I wish love didn’t treat you this way