Yours.

She says I look like New York
says I remind her of home
she wears the shortiest shorts
she talks the phoniest phone

she's fragile like a butter(fly) like a diamond ring
you can pop her rubber-band, but I'm her bumble bee sting

I got a woman, and her name is yours
I don't know what to tell you, brother
but when it rains, pours

She says she fell like a stone
gave me her trembling heart
says she's too young to be alone
too old to go back to the start

she's fragile like a butter(fly) like a diamond ring
you can pop her rubber-band, but I'm her bumble bee sting

I got a woman, and her name is yours
I don't know what to tell you, brother
but when it rains, pours
Pours.

Research and Development for Rheumatoid Authritis

She's training to be a physical therapist,
and in the mean time, she's a certified palates instructor

this to say that she's incredibly beautiful
this to say that she can do the splits
this to say that she's incredibly smart and funny
this to say sharp, with her wits.

she's training for a marathon that she will never win
it's not that kind of race
it's the kind that everybody wins just for running,
and everyone cheers for everyone else
it's the kind where all the proceeds go to R&D4RA

this to say Research and Development for Rheumatoid Authritis

She's ridiculous, and beautiful
she's beautifully ridiculous
she is ridiculously beautiful
and seriously, don't smoke.


She says we haven't yet figured out what causes rheumatoid authritis
but we think we've got it narrowed down to two things
it's either women's periods, or smoking
so everyone put down your cancer sticks and stop the bleeding all the time

She's ridiculous, and beautiful
she's beautifully ridiculous
she is ridiculously beautiful
and seriously, what's with all the bleeding?

If you smoke, you'll never run a marathon
and that's the only way we ever raise any money for this crap
dozens of people all over Florida are suffering from this terribly disease
and all you can think about is a lousy drag
oh, and your period.

She's ridiculous, and beautiful
she's beautifully ridiculous
she is ridiculously beautiful
and seriously, don't smoke.

She wants to learn spanish by the end of the summer,
'cause she's going to Brussels in the fall.
she says if you get lost anywhere in Europe, you can speak spanish and they'll help you out.
the locals will think you're local too,
and since no one likes america but americans, it works out for everyone

She's ridiculous, and beautiful
she's beautifully ridiculous
she is ridiculously beautiful
and seriously, Español.

She wants to be ironic, and iconic, and funny
she wants to wear Manolo Blahnik, and make money
she wants to sip her gin and tonic,
and discuss her last colonic
and pretend that all her dark days are sunny
She wants to learn the difference between wrong and right
and feign interest in leaning to the latter
she wants me mad when she has to break a date
but when she breaks a heel, be madder.

she's ridiculous, and beautiful
she's beautifully ridiculous
she is ridiculously beautiful
and seriously, don't smoke.

She says that she likes the cordoroy pants the best 'cause they go squish, squish when I walk.

Of The Metaphore That Angels Fall

It's true, dear
The metaphore that Angels fall
and of all the fallen Angels found
it's you that I find

You fall for
a reason unknown to me
but a reason just the same
you didn't fall just to rhyme

And it's falling
that makes you so cold
so hard, and so bitter
and so just out of reach

I've fallen
to feel a kindred soul with you
and hope you show me what to do
to find the core of your peach.

She means broken
when she says tired
She means lonely
by uninspired

So sue me
I only wanted time to sing
I never meant to mend your wings
featherless and lame

I've no regrets
save standing at the door
and waving farewell, but well
they're regrets just the same

She means never
when she says soon
She means my eyes
by the light of the moon

A hundred thousand stars are out tonight.
And they all fall down. They all fall down.
A hundred thousand stars are shining bright.
To watch you hit the ground.
'Cause we all fall down. We all fall down.

Smile

You can cry all you want, until you're facing things
You can write a lovely song that no one will ever sing
You won't change a thing.

You can glad-hand or worse, grin to cast your spell
You can quote chapter and verse, and still be wrong as hell
You won't change a thing.

Catch me if you can, I'm falling like a star into your sky

You won't change a thing.