[Intro]
she re-reads the manDuscript
she re-reads the manuscript
of tDhe entire toCrrid affair..
of the entire torrid affair..
tGhey compared their licenses
they compared their licenses
he sDaid I'm not a donor, but
he said I'm not a donor, but
I'd gDive you my heart
I'd give you my heart
if you nCeeded it
if you needed it
she rGolled her eyes and said
she rolled her eyes and said
you're a profDessional..
you're a professional..
he saDid no, just Ca good samaritan..
he said no, just a good samaritan..
he sGaid that if the sex was half as
he said that if the sex was half as
gDood as the conversation was
good as the conversation was
sDoon they'd bCe pushin' strollers
soon they'd be pushin' strollers
but soon itG was overCD
but soon it was over
G D C Int. : ..
Int. : ..
in the aGge of him
in the age of him
she wished she was tDhirty
she wished she was thirty
and made cDoffee every morning
and made coffee every morning
in a fCrеnch press
in a frеnch press
aGfterwards shDe only atе kids' cereal..
afterwards she only atе kids' cereal..
and couldn't sDleep unless it was
and couldn't sleep unless it was
in her mCother's bed..
in her mother's bed..
tGhen she dated boys who were
then she dated boys who were
her oDwn age..
her own age..
with dDart boards
with dart boards
on the backs of their dCoors..
on the backs of their doors..
she tGhought about how he said since
she thought about how he said since
she wDas so wise beyond her years
she was so wise beyond her years
eDverything haCd been above board..
everything had been above board..
she wasn'tG sure..CD
she wasn't sure..
G D C Int. : ..
Int. : ..
and the yDears passed..
and the years passed..
like sEmcenes of a sChow the profDessor..
like scenes of a show the professor..
said to wEmrite what yoCu know
said to write what you know
lookin' bDackwards..
lookin' backwards..
might bGe the only wDay to move fCorward..
might be the only way to move forward..
then the aDctors..
then the actors..
were hEmitting theirC marks
were hitting their marks
and the sDlow dance..
and the slow dance..
was alEmight with thCe sparks
was alight with the sparks
and the tDears fell..
and the tears fell..
in sGynchronicityD with the scCore..
in synchronicity with the score..
and at lDast..
and at last..
she knew wGhat the agonDy had been fCor..
she knew what the agony had been for..
the oGnly thing that's left
the only thing that's left
is the mDanuscript
is the manuscript
one last sDouvenir from my trip
one last souvenir from my trip
to yourC shores..
to your shores..
nGow and then DI re-read the manuscript
now and then I re-read the manuscript
but the sDtory isn't mCine.. anymore..
but the story isn't mine.. anymore..
[Intro]
she re-reads the manGuscript
she re-reads the manuscript
of tGhe entire toFrrid affair..
of the entire torrid affair..
tChey compared their licenses
they compared their licenses
he sGaid I'm not a donor, but
he said I'm not a donor, but
I'd gGive you my heart
I'd give you my heart
if you nFeeded it
if you needed it
she rColled her eyes and said
she rolled her eyes and said
you're a profGessional..
you're a professional..
he saGid no, just Fa good samaritan..
he said no, just a good samaritan..
he sCaid that if the sex was half as
he said that if the sex was half as
gGood as the conversation was
good as the conversation was
sGoon they'd bFe pushin' strollers
soon they'd be pushin' strollers
but soon itC was overFG
but soon it was over
C G F Int. : ..
Int. : ..
in the aCge of him
in the age of him
she wished she was tGhirty
she wished she was thirty
and made cGoffee every morning
and made coffee every morning
in a fFrеnch press
in a frеnch press
aCfterwards shGe only atе kids' cereal..
afterwards she only atе kids' cereal..
and couldn't sGleep unless it was
and couldn't sleep unless it was
in her mFother's bed..
in her mother's bed..
tChen she dated boys who were
then she dated boys who were
her oGwn age..
her own age..
with dGart boards
with dart boards
on the backs of their dFoors..
on the backs of their doors..
she tChought about how he said since
she thought about how he said since
she wGas so wise beyond her years
she was so wise beyond her years
eGverything haFd been above board..
everything had been above board..
she wasn'tC sure..FG
she wasn't sure..
C G F Int. : ..
Int. : ..
and the yGears passed..
and the years passed..
like sAmcenes of a sFhow the profGessor..
like scenes of a show the professor..
said to wAmrite what yoFu know
said to write what you know
lookin' bGackwards..
lookin' backwards..
might bCe the only wGay to move fForward..
might be the only way to move forward..
then the aGctors..
then the actors..
were hAmitting theirF marks
were hitting their marks
and the sGlow dance..
and the slow dance..
was alAmight with thFe sparks
was alight with the sparks
and the tGears fell..
and the tears fell..
in sCynchronicityG with the scFore..
in synchronicity with the score..
and at lGast..
and at last..
she knew wChat the agonGy had been fFor..
she knew what the agony had been for..
the oCnly thing that's left
the only thing that's left
is the mGanuscript
is the manuscript
one last sGouvenir from my trip
one last souvenir from my trip
to yourF shores..
to your shores..
nCow and then GI re-read the manuscript
now and then I re-read the manuscript
but the sGtory isn't mFine.. anymore..
but the story isn't mine.. anymore..