Textbook
so this is what it comes to
i don't know why i'm surprised
it's all so fucking textbook and i should've realized
that i am nothing more and nothing less than
ordinary love lorn girls
who practice crashing into walls
they build around their hearts
i wonder what you think of me
i hope i'd be surprised
i don't know why i care so much someday i hope i realize
that "nothing ventured, nothing gained"
applies to all the times i've ever
thought that i was risking love
when i was really unavailable
and you were sure to let me go
when things got inconvenient
you were sure to make like
i'm the only one who crossed the line
i was sure to try and push you deeper further into it
we were sure to draw towards each other in the wrong time
i feel like i'm addicted
so i put you on the shelf
but i'm still spinning fantasies
like this one i like to tell myself:
you call me up and i'm a bitch but
then you're breathless, telling me
you cannot live without my love
another day it's just impossible
and you were sure to let me go
when things got inconvenient
you were sure to make like
i'm the only one who crossed the line
i was sure to try and push you deeper further into it
and it is sure to make me crazy knowing you are doing fine
so this is what it comes to
i don't know why i'm surprised
it's all so fucking textbook and i should've realized
that you were nothing more and nothing less than
ordinary love lorn men
who have their cake and eat it too
while crumb collectors go on scavenging
and you were sure to let me go
when things got inconvenient
you were sure to make like
i'm the only one who crossed the line
i was sure to try and push you deeper further into it
we were sure to draw towards each other in the wrong time
©2005 nell balaban
all rights reserved
music lyrics vocals - me
producer guitars bass etc etc - tim thorney
keyboards - brent barkman
engineer - mike philips
re-mix - adam fair at villa sound