When I go to sleep, you become my thief
  Why don't you steal what you can keep?
  But you won't let me be
  You break into my dreams
  And every day seems different
  Sometimes I pretend you'll come back again
  And you'll console the heart you stole
  Have pity on the man
  Who knows that you have gone
  And has begun to break down
  
  I feel almost possessed
  So long as I don't lose this glorious distress then
  You can take all I have left
  I know it's over
  If you can't be my lover
  Be my thief
  
  I'm so drowsy now, I'll unlock the door
  What fades in time will hurt much more
  So here's that happy scene
  Where you come back to me
  It's only found in fiction
  
  I feel almost possessed
  So long as I don't lose this glorious distress then
  You can take all I have left
  I know it's over
  If you can't be my lover
  Be my thief
  
  "I didn't lead you on,
  But there will always be
  A little larceny in everyone
  
  So hush and don't you cry
  I'm trying to be kind
  Because I have a perfect alibi"