Brad:
Hey Janet.

Janet:
Yes Brad?

Brad:
I've got something to say.

Janet:
Uh, huh?

Brad:
I really loved the...skillful way
You beat the other girls
To the bride's bouquet.

Janet:
Oh Brad.

Brad:
The river was deep but I swam it. (Janet)
The future is ours so let's plan it. (Janet)
So please, don't tell me to can it. (Janet)
I've one thing to say and that's Dammit, Janet I love you.

The road was long but I ran it. (Janet)
There's a fire in my heart and you fan it. (Janet)
If there's one fool for you then I am it. (Janet)
I've one thing to say and that's Dammit, Janet I love you.

Here's a ring to prove that I'm no joker.
There's three ways that love can grow.
That's good, bad, or mediocre.
Oh, J-A-N-E-T I love you so.

Janet:
Oh, it's nicer than Betty Monroe had. (Oh Brad)
Now we're engaged and I'm so glad (Oh Brad)
That you met Mom and you know Dad. (Oh Brad)
I've one thing to say and that's Brad, I'm mad, for you too.
Oh Brad...

Brad:
Oh... dammit.

Janet:
I'm mad...

Brad:
Oh, Janet.

Janet:
For you.

Brad:
I love you too.

Brad & Janet:
There's one thing left to do - ah - oo.

Brad:
And that's go see the man who began it. (Janet)
When we met in his science exam - it (Janet)
Made me give you the eye and then panic. (Janet)
Now I've one thing to say and that's Dammit, Janet, I love you.
Dammit, Janet.

Janet:
Oh Brad, I'm mad.

Brad:
Dammit, Janet.

Brad & Janet:
I ... love ... you.


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    i love the people who keep saying janet who look like they're from that gothic american portrait.

    macabre_meaganon May 23, 2006   Link

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