we left love's footprints
promises upon life's shore
time's waves washed away
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you never loved me
it was just a game you played
neither of us won
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here's how the math works
if you add your love to mine
we'll end up with more
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first the candles burned
to illuminate the void
then the first wax fell
followed by a gasp
pain or pleasure who could tell
so we tried again
on to burning words
drop upon our eager skin
bind us together
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sometimes it's too much
the many painful moments
that gave me these scars
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i request you read
respectfully indecent words
i write about you
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i want only you
if only such things were true
no telling what i'd do
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speak me special words
the daring ones only whispered
or screamed with passion
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i don't have the words
words that make you melt inside
and desire more words
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i begged of cupid
that his arrow pierce your heart
fill you with love for me
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just being polite
i detect that in your words
i'll leave you alone
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how could you love me
old useless and ugly
words my one forte
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i don't have the words
the words all i've ever had
and no one loves them
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meet me in the bar
take me home make love to me
like nineteen sixty-eight
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when did life go south
when did all the dreams see dawn
when did i lose faith
Donovan Baldwin