Faded Dress

Like a grade school valentine

my heart is asking and aching all the time

when are you gonna know?

this demon time

gets to moving awful slow

so let's talk about the way the world should be

it's not fair when i'm cast as gatsby

and i should have seen you coming

like a speeding car

but you know me

perennial cassandra

if you want to hurt me its an unqualified success

and i don't want to hang around like a faded dress

when i was young i thought

that i'd remember everything that

i'd been taught

now it's clear i never learned anything

'cause i come up empty

when it comes to you dear

so let's talk about just how it's gonna be

forget the love

and just bring the happy

and i got a sneaking feeling about you

such as you got other better things to do

if you want to hurt me it's an unqualified success

and i don't want to hang around like a faded dress

on the way out

if worry is the color of currency

then i've paid well for this movie

and i can't help but watch it

again and again

'cause at the end when i rewind it

you're right back with me

like a grade school valentine.....

and i got a sneaking feeling about you

such as you got other better things to do

if you want to hurt me it's an unqualified success.........