Music by 10,000 Maniacs - Lyrics by Mary Ramsey
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Eager to please was just the way that he was
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though his attempts there falling short,
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expectation
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see he would tell of all his conquests,
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was he bragging?
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but in the evening all alone
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Ellen unplanned delays
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saving for someone who really cared about you
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invincible they say
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married to your name
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she was the kind between a child and a lady,
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quick was her temper
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like a blaze from an ember
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no one had measured to her standard,
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so in the evening all alone all alone
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how do I tell them to open their minds
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and to take a chance
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maybe on finding life¡¯s treasure stubborn they stay set
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in their ways really not wanting to be lonely not alone.
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Ellen
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| 10000 Maniacs |
