When I'm Down: Music & Lyrics by Chris Cornell

I have played this song for many a friend who did not know who it was, did not recognize the voice of Soundgarden, and each and every person fell in love with it, if you have not heard it then please lend us your ears....

What say you now

The door is opening

on your vigil

and I'm in my usual way 

I'll save my breath 

knowing what your wanting me to say

' I only love you when I'm down ' 

You say that midnight 

opens its song for me 

leaving you alone 

and then I fly so far away

Until the light blurs my vision

and I have nowhere to roam

I only love you when I'm down

and I only love you when I'm down

and I'm only near you when I'm gone 

But one thing for you to keep in mind, you know 

that I'm down, all the time

...all the time 

I know your reaching out

and you need to feel my hand 

you wana be loved 

yeah, well I understand 

I know you hold precious little hope for me 

and in your happiness

I'm always drowning in my grief

and I only love you when I'm down

and I'm only near you when I'm gone 

but one thing for you to keep in mind, you know

that I'm down 

...all the time...

* so precious and few are the touching Mustache ballads *