Your papa's worried about you Your ship is sinking Love is on the rocks And you ain't thinking too clearly
Your knight in shining armor Has double crossed you Girl you need a hand Save you from going under
Those silver tongue devils whisper in your ear They only tell you what they think you want to hear
I've got the very thing that you've been missing The kind of man you need,ain't into kiss and telling Cause when it comes to love I'm contessing,baby
I wrote the book about it here in black and white I wrote the book about it,I lived every line I wrote the book about it,I wrote the book about it I wrote the book about the look that's in your eyes I wrote the book...of love
So you've been brokenhearted This ain't no funeral Lose the heavy baggage And close the door behind you
Blow out your birthday candles Put on your finest Dance with me forever We'll paint the town by numbers
I'm in no hurry I'll take you real slow All the way to heaven or somewhere real close
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Turn to page ninety-nine, a happy ending after all this time You know how I know?
