Real Love Baby (Father John Misty cover)

A response to Dolly Parton's Jolene, from the perspective of Jolene

Dear Dolly

~Lyrics~

The air is warm & the night is lovely
You're glad you came and you're glad you met me 
But every word has a hollow echo
Cause I'm bending over trying to make you love me
(love me) 

They say nobody likes a try-hard
I guess I just love it when you make me work hard
(work hard) 

I'm out of breath & it's making my head spin
At least this way I'm getting my steps in

And if it don't work out, well that's just the way it goes
I'll pour the water gently as the last of the embers glow

The air is warm and the night is gently
I'm glad you came and I'm glad you know me
I could chase every time you run 
But maybe love shouldn't have to be hard
I can't stop dragging corpses too far
(too far) 

I'm out of breath & it's making my head spin
At least this way I'm getting my steps in

And if it don't work out, well that's just the way it goes
I'll shut that door softly so it hurts less when it closes 

And I heard nobody likes a try-hard
I guess I just love it when they make me work hard
(work hard) 

And if it don't work out well hey, that's just the way it goes
I'll shut that door softly so it hurts less when it closes

Gabby Zemsky

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