Sweet pear, sweet pear
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Those who say they love you would never dare
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I'll watch out for you
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I'll always be there
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In the hour of distress you need not fear
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In all the world there's only one true love
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And finding it's hard enough
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I bless whatever's in the sky above
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For bringing you to me
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But there's a void without your kiss
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I wake on the precipice above the abyss
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And though the touch of your lips these fears dismiss
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Make no mistake there is an ache I have to live with
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Was my grip too lose, my grip too strong
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That made you want to run away
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And now you're back where I pretend you belong
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I wonder every night and day
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How long
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I swear this is my prayer
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till we're burned and scattered in the atmosphere
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Or lost in the world across a crowded room
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I am your stupid lover, your wretched groom
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Sweet Pear
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| Elvis Costello |
