Well I won't make you tell me   What I've come to understand   You're a certain kind of woman   I'm a different kind of man      I've tried to make you love me   You've tried to find a spark   Of the flame that burned   But somehow turned to smoke rings in the dark      The loneliness within me   Takes a heavy toll   'Cause it burns as slow as whiskey   Through an empty aching soul      And the night is like a dagger   Long and cold and sharp   As I sit here on the front steps   Blowing smoke rings in the dark      I know I must be going   'Cause love's already gone   And all I'm taking with me   Are the pieces of my heart   And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark      The rain falls where it wants to   Wind blows where it will   Everything on earth goes somewhere   But I swear we're standin' still      So, I'm not going to wake you   I'll go easy on your heart   I'll just touch your face and drift away   Like smoke rings in the dark      I know I must be going   'Cause loves already gone   And all I'm taking with me   Are the pieces of my heart   And all I'll leave are smoke rings in the dark