Every time he goes, she dies
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Every time she comes, she cries
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He was her long, bright future
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In the middle of a wrong, dark road
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He loved her, but he wasn't too sure
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If he could return the love she showed
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When she said, "my love extends
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Beyond the realm of being friends"
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He kissed her head
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And quietly he said
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"It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"
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She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?
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When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,
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And I have loved you beautifully"
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Well, ten thousand tears passed by
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But she never let him see her cry
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And he called up down one night
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He said, "let's get in the car and just drive"
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He talked a lot about loneliness
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But why, she didn't know
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And some song about Memphis
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Was playin' on the radio
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She said, "let's stop the car and slow dance,
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Won't you just give me a chance?"
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He took her hand
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And hoped she'd understand
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"It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"
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She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?
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When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,
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And I have loved you beautifully"
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Well, she'll burn that bridge
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And build a house
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And swallow the smoke in her mouth
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And she'll feel the burn
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And then make the choice
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To put the fire in her voice
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"It's not that you're not beautiful, you're just not beautiful to me"
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She said, "how beautiful do I have to be?
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When I look in the mirror, you're the only thing I see,
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And I have loved you beautifully"
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Beautifully
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Jay Brannan |