Smiles

Johnny L.

well, you better get comfortable

because i think we’re going to be here a while

i never meant to cause trouble

but admit it - i did it with style

i never meant to rain on anybody’s parade

i never meant to change the status quo

to unknown and underpaid

tell norrine

i’m sorry for the trouble when i left

between us

tell norrine i only did what i thought was the best

for us

tell norrine i hope she looks back at us

and smiles

i didn’t mean to burst the bubble

though machiavelli might tell me to try

i’m vowing not to take it personal

but please excuse me if i seem a bit gun shy

because now she’s free to draw her own

conclusions and swords

i just hope she sees

how covered up in shame i’ve been

since we cut those chords

tell norrine

i’m sorry for the trouble when i left

between us

tell norrine i only did what i thought was that best

for us

tell norrine i hope she looks back at us

and smiles

maybe i’m just fooling myself

if i think that it makes any difference

it’s too late now to take back my hat from the ring

all my sad apologies

are graffiti on our favorite park bench

so maybe i should just shut up

and forget the whole thing

tell norrine i hope she cracks the stratus

tell norrine she’s got the strength of atlas

tell norrine i hope she looks back at us

and smiles