12 June 2012

YOU TELL ME THAT YOU’VE GOT A NEW MAN

HES SENSITIVE AND HES KIND

HE BRINGS YOU FLOWERS ON A SUNDAY

AND LISTENS TO WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND.

HIS HANDS AIN’T ROUGH FROM WORKING

HIS FACE AIN’T LINED FROM LIFES PAIN

HE MAKES YOU TEA IN THE MORNING

AND TAKES YOU FOR WALKS IN THE RAIN.

HE DON’T DRINK WHITE RUM AND WHISKEY

HE DON’T DREAM DREAMS THAT CAN’T BE

HE NEVER GETS A LITTLE CRAZY

AND HE AIN’T NOTHING LIKE ME.

HE HOLDS YOUR HAND ON THE SIDEWALK

HE TAKES YOUR ARM CROSS THE STREET

HE WORSHIPS THE GROUND THAT YOU WALK ON

AND TELLS EVERYONE THAT YOU MEET.

HE NEVER WASTES TIME CHASING RAINBOWS

HE NEVER FORGETS LITTLE THINGS

HE NEVER GETS SAD WATCHING SUNSETS

AND WRITE SONGS THAT NOBODY SINGS.

HE DON’T DRINK WHITE RUM AND WHISKEY

HE DON’T DREAM DREAMS THAT CAN’T BE

HE NEVER GETS A LITTLE CRAZY

AND HE AINT NOTHING LIKE ME.

I CANT COMPETE WITH YOUR NEW MAN

TOO OLD AND TOO SET IN MY WAYS

I’LL ALWAYS GET SAD OVER SUNSETS

AND DRINK WHISKEY MORE OFTEN THESE DAYS.

I WISH YOU LUCK WITH YOUR NEW MAN

I LOVE YOU, SO I’LL SET YOU FREE

BUT, I GUESS I’LL ALWAYS FEEL LUCKY

SO LUCKY YOU EVER LOVED ME.

HE DON’T DRINK WHITE RUM AND WHISKEY

HE DON’T DREAM DREAMS THAT CAN’T BE

HE NEVER GETS A LITTLE CRAZY

AND HE AINT NOTHING LIKE ME. TOM MAY

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