I held you close to me, once in a distant dream. Far from the shores of my fear. I sailed on this ocean, where all I imagined could happen. And now you are here.
Nights alone silent telephone. The curtains on my window dark and drawn. Sleepless dream It would almost seem. The nights would drive me crazy now you're gone.
Old ticket stubs, gum wrappers etched. In ways to write your name. Love letter scraps no strings attached. Just odds and ends and things. Wind blows through these photographs.
Rita's out on the street tonight. Drivin' through the rain. She's got lots of new reasons not to trust any man again. And even though she'll be alright.
I wish I had button eyes and a red felt nose. Shaggy cotton skin and just one set of clothes. Sittin' on a shelf in a local department store. With no dreams to dream and nothin' to be sorry for.
I tried to give up on love. 'Cause I knew I should. No matter how hard I tried. It didn't do me no good. . I just stopped cold turkey. What else could I do.
Last night like every night before. I felt your body close to mine. You woke me with a gentle kiss. And we lost all track of time. . You held me tightly in your arms.
He may give you diamonds on your birthday. And send you flowers now and then. He may put a new car in your driveway. Take you places you ain't ever been.
I did my best to hold onto. My promise of forever. Well you don't even care. About the "I love you" I whispered. . So I'm takin' it back. Takin' it back.
Each time the good Lord makes a man. He always breaks the mold. So it sure does raise a flag. For that rebel in my soul. . When some phony carbon copy says.
God gave me the will to survive. A good strong back and a mind. And all the tough stuff it takes to fill a man's shoes. Then God put this heart in me for you.
You reach out and touch me and tell me you love me. And promise that you always will. But as I start to kiss your tender lips. I wake up to my living hell.
Girl, Ive got scars and Ive seen stars. From men nearly twice my size. Yeah, lifes sticks and stones have broke a few bones. But Ive always survived. .
Way up in the sky, not a cloud is flyin' by. A picture perfect afternoon. Birds upon the wing, I can hear them sing. Chirping out a happy tune. . But I'm walkin' around with my head hanging down.
It's taken me some time to read the writing on the wall. But I have finally figured out just what's been going on. I need to tell you what I've learned before you turn to go.
We've got a problem we can't get around. It's gotten too big to just tear down. We built a wall out of thin air. Now I'm over here and you're over there.
She's been staring out the window four nights in a row. Like a caged up tiger, she's pacing the floor. Oh, the night is young and the moon is full. And she just can't resist when she feels the pull.
If somebody would've told me. One woman could hold me. And leave me weak as a baby. I'd have told 'em they were crazy. . You see, love hit me like a ten pound hammer.