i never thought I'd say these words to anyone
it's not my style to be romantic anymore
last time I wrote a love song I was just fifteen
now I don't remember who I wrote it for
but there was all the idealism of a girl who's never been kissed
set down in clumsy rhymes
i've lost that innocence now
it's been a long, long time

i never thought I'd feel this way about anyone
i don't dream about Prince Charming anymore
I dream about getting by without getting hurt
is that so very much to ask for?
and armed with all the cynicism of a girl who has been kissed
a few too many times
i traded innocence away
for clever rhymes

and now that i'm in love with you
i don't know what to do
everything I want to say is trite
and has been said before a thousand times
in better rhymes than mine.

i never thought I'd say these words to anyone
i love you, so please don't go away
i don't want to live my life without you
and I can't remember what life was like before you came
and remember all the times I said I'd never fall in love
in all those cynical rhymes?
well, I was wrong
it's been a long, long time
been a long, long time

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