“Leather” is the eighth track on Tori Amos' 1992 debut album Little Earthquakes.
Amos spoke of the jazz-influenced song in an interview with Rolling Stone in 2009: “Little did I know that ladies that work in the other entertainment industry would listen and dance to it around their poles. And peopl...
[Verse 1]
Look, I'm standing naked before you
Don't you want more than my sex?
I can scream as loud as your last one
But I can't claim innocence
[Chorus]
Oh God, could it be the weather?
Oh God, why am I here?
If love isn't forever
And it's not the weather
Hand me my leather
[Verse 2]
I could just pretend that you love me
The night would lose all sense of fear
But why do I need you to love me
When you can't hold what I hold dear?
[Chorus]
Oh God, could it be the weather?
Oh God, why am I here?
If love isn't forever
And it's not the weather
Hand me my leather
[Interlude]
[Verse 3]
I almost ran over an angel
He had a nice big fat cigar
"In a sense," he said, "you're alone here
So if you jump, you best jump far"
[Chorus]
Oh God, could it be the weather?
Oh God, why am I here?
If love isn't forever
And it's not the weather
Ah, oh God, could it be the weather?
Oh God, it's all very clear
If love isn't forever
And it's not the weather
Hand me my leather
Leather was written by Tori Amos.
Leather was produced by Davitt Sigerson.