Travis James Humphrey: Listen

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She said, “I did the dishes all last week;

can’t you just do them tonight?”

And I said, “Hey, who’s always cleaning up after the dog?”

and so began our latest fight.

Little things add up if they aren’t taken care of there and then,

and simple things like “I Love You” ought to be said, when they can.

 

So, My Love, let me wrap these words around your heart,

though you’d probably rather wrap them ‘round my neck.

I might not always be the man of your dreams,

but I’ll always be the man who loves you best;

yes, I’ll always be the man who loves you best.

 

You always thought you’d marry “Mr. Tall, Dark, and w/an Accent”,

so loving me must have taken you by surprise.

And I guess I saw myself slowing down in my mid-eighties,

after sailing ‘round with my old guitar and singing strange pretty women lies.

But our love is fierce; yeah, and our love is fate,

and it’ll take more than married life to take that away.

 

So, My Love, let me wrap these words around your heart,

though you’d probably rather wrap them ‘round my neck.

I might not always be the man of your dreams,

but I’ll always be the man who loves you best;

yes, I’ll always be the man who loves you best.

SOLO

 

Now, I’m not perfect, and neither is she,

but in our imperfection, we seem to work out perfectly.

So, My Love, let me wrap these words around your heart,

though you’d probably rather wrap them ‘round my neck.

I might not always be the man of your dreams,

but I’ll always be the man who loves you best;

yes, I’ll always be the man who loves you best.