i can pick you flowers / and conjure up stories of the moon / i could buy you a ring and teach you all the songs i sing / but all them songs still wouldn't be for you / i could learn my lines / beat all the other actors gunning for the part / but however long i took to finally get off book / i'd always be a few feet off my mark
i still can't change the world for you, simone / i am just a fool who's got his eyes upon your throne / and you are probably better off alone
i could hoist the sails / and brave the darkest creatures of the deep / i could memorize the charts to navigate your heart / but there'd always be some place i'd rather be / i could stack the deck / and deal you every ace, and king and queen / but when the next hand comes around, your luck just might run out / and i can't promise it'll be a pretty scene
i still can't change the world for you, simone / i am just a fool who's got his eyes upon your throne / and you are probably better off alone
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