i know it's hard, babe boiling in the kitchen i know it's hard, babe digging in the sun i know it's hard when all your friends have hidden when you're left their work while they're all off to run but while they're away... YOU CAN PLAY with my heart it's pretty cheap, but it's a start kitten, tear it all apart it's better than string you can play with my heart it's nothing good, but it's a start leave it choking in the dark with everything you've got a lot still, you're bored and cranky you pass your time just hanging up your clothes you pass your time complaining like you're aching because you've got a lot but you've got none of those sweet things that stay... WELL YOU CAN PLAY with my heart it's pretty cheap, but it's a start kitten, tear it all apart it's better than string you can play with my heart it's nothing good, but it's a start leave it choking in the dark with everything you love me now but wait until you're hungry when i can't feed you we'll see how long that lasts when i can't read you we'll see whom you've married you want the future i'm a student of the past but let's meet today... SO YOU CAN PLAY with my heart it's pretty cheap, but it's a start kitten, tear it all apart it's better than string you can play with my heart it's nothing good, but it's a start leave it choking in the dark with everything

Cinderella gave me a call. She said, "Dude! Get a date! I'm throwing a ball." Half-asleep, I coughed and said, "Can't I stay in bed instead?" But Cinderella hung up first. Damn, man. That girl's the worst... Then I remembered once I had a woman seven times as bad, who laughed with me, who scritched my beard, who kissed my mind and disappeared, then left no method to pursue - she didn't even drop a shoe! But why does my mind wander there? It was years ago. I don't care. I put on my pants and tried to forget her - when through the slot there dropped a letter: Hey there, Long time, no see. I wonder, do you remember me? -xoxo She's back in town? Alright. Legit. I'll try not to acknowledge it... But I immediately called Cinderella again and said, "You didn't happen to invite my friend?" "Who? Oh. Her. Yeah. I know her good. She's coming tonight, just like you should!" My brain went cold, my throat was beating, and I started mapping out our meeting: one thousand stupid, spiteful schemes balanced on my ego's beams... Yes, I'll show up with a girl on each arm! And they'll keep me up! And they'll keep me warm! And I don't care if frowns fall on their faces cuz I'll pick up new chicks at ALL the places! All the while, I thought of the one who slipped in and out of the sky like the sun, who morphed like the rain into morning mist, who held tight then punched just like a fist... Well, I'll grab the reigns of the right and the real... Yes, I'll tell her how I really feel! Could I do it? I'll never know. I stayed in bed. I didn't go.