Leave Something Behind

3,439,426,912
women I've never slept with
if only she would ask that
instead of asking how many I have
then I'm sure she'd understand
she is special to me

In downtown tokyo
the city lights and rush and go
of life when all I want to do is see
something to tell my friends about
And a girl who's lost her passport
Looking for the consulate of France
While she struggles with japan's
subway system and me

3 weeks of feeling foreign
feeling tall but oh so very small
while we keep each other company
she takes photos of it all
And she comes to my hotel room
and shows my why the french are so revered
til the day she disappears
but her note read, please write

I've heard it said before that 
long distance relationships are hard,
'cause they're kind of like a fire
on the far side of the planet
and you have to keep it burning
with packages of wood sent through the mail
And they could be late or fail to arrive there at all

3,439,426,912
women I've never slept with
if only she would ask that
instead of asking how many I have
then I'm sure she'd understand
she is special 
she was special to me

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Well I may not have catered to all your wants, and strange demands
But counting all the times I lied to you, would take one hand
I'd use the other hand to draw you near
Lighting up your eyes like two chandeliers 
The luminescent glow of love

The calluses on your hands, the cuts you got from juggling bricks
The little scar by your hip, where they removed your appendix
Every bump on your skin tells a tale
Like a Twilight book, written in braille
Except your nowhere near as lame

But my friends say
Uh uh you can't date this lunatic
uh uh you're acting like stupid kids
well maybe your friends can't see
but maybe that's just how our love's supposed to be

I've never been that good at anything to do with love
I've had a couple girlfriends, but always seemed, to screw it up
So when our puppy love grows old and dies
I'll tip my hat and thank you for your time
Then moonwalk the fuck out of here

And your friends say
Uh uh you can't date this lunatic
uh uh you're acting like stupid kids
well maybe your friends can't see
but maybe that's just how our love's supposed to be

Well everything must end and so you say it's time to go
What once was beautiful is pushed aside like morning snow
Encapsulated in the days we were, 
like little doors on advent calendars
So darling won't you stay 
Extend your holiday
And spend a few more days with me

But my friends say
Uh uh you can't date this lunatic
uh uh you're acting like stupid kids
well maybe your friends can't see
but maybe that's just how our love's supposed to be

Duet

Stalker

Running Away

I, I remember my first kiss,
It was at the espy bar, on new years eve
in 2001.
I was nearly 18. 
Yes, I suppose that you could say
that I was kind of a late bloomer

I, I had seen her on the tram, 
she stared at me and smiled, and I thought that I must know her from somewhere
I'm bad with faces, 
and why else would she smile at me?, 
was she a school friend of my sisters?

She finally came to talk to me,
she introduced herself and said she doesn't normally do this kind of thing
I said neither do I. 
But I'm pretty sure
she did it more
than me cuz I had never done it

Some people work so damn hard,
Just to do the normal things that other people naturally do
only hindsight makes it cute

I, took her to the espy bar
And in the Gershwin room, to the screaming sounds of 6 ft hick we... sat
on a couch while my brain raced
I then tried to convince myself
that getting kissed was what she wanted

I said to her "if i was brave,
I would kiss you here, right now", but she looked confused and asked my what I meant.
I mumbled "I don't know"
I really meant I wanted her to say I wouldn't be rejected

Some people work so damn hard,
Just to do the normal things that other people naturally do
only distance makes it cute

Yes I finally leaned in for a kiss,
it was awkward and uncomfortable, I leaned away embarrassed and confused
I considered my options
I might as well get in some practice seeing as it's already gone wrong

Kiss solo

She turned and said she had to leave
it was 9:30 on new years eve, and I had disappointed her enough
I was sad that is was done
And truth be told I'd never date a girl with the same first name as my Mum

Some people work so damn hard,
Just to do the normal things that other people naturally do
It's only cute when it's not you

First

C 
A random lady in the park
C#dim
Made an offhanded remark
Dm7                    G7
That we look good together

Dm7 
A drunkard on the street
G7
Told us we look pretty sweet
         C        F#dim Dm        G7
Whilst scratching at his nether-regions

                 F
What more do you need
                     G
To convince you that we'd
               C     G    Am  
Be better locked up than apart
       A7        F
You're so nonchalant 
                    G
What more could you want
                C
To get this to start

Even your mum thinks I'm a catch
and we scored a perfect match
when I checked out our star signs

You're dog thinks I'm the best
And your oldest friend confessed
That she'd be happy when you are mine

What more do you need
To convince you that we'd
Be better locked up than apart
You're so nonchalant 
What more could you want
            Em
I'll fly to Vermont
                A7
To buy you croissants
You're so nonchalant 
What more could you want
To get this to start

davidcarlin2