I know you didn't mean it and you're sorry that I left
I'll go right on pretending I've got nothing to regret
Except all of the times we wasted getting only second best
You always seemed to lose the spark when I was only half undressed
I drove across a sea of ice to find my own command
The distance paid a lonesome price to see its motherland
Now if you would unbuckle sir, receive your reprimand
And hey I'm sorry 'bout so much baby but I know you'll understand
I'm sorry 'bout so much baby but I know you'll understand

How can I ever apologize? I meant you no such harm
I never knew I could possess that fatal kind of charm
I just wanted to be good to you but I found I was disarmed
By a lifetime of disillusionment and the distraction of the stars
I abdicated now I'm just a prince without a land
My subjects all adore me but for this I have been banned
Now could I trade my guilt for a good flogging by your hand?
And hey I'm sorry 'bout so much baby but I know you'll understand
I'm sorry 'bout so much baby but I know you'll understand

I can't understand why you refuse my one request
Just to press against my weaponry and then lay bare your chest
Challenges like these can be won or lost or laid to rest
Now we both agree to separate from the lonely castle steps
The kingdom is destabilized, the watchtower unmanned
The bedroom lies abandoned and the future is unplanned
But we've got the past to remind us of what's chivalrous and grand
And hey I'm sorry 'bout so much baby but I know you'll understand
I'm sorry 'bout so much baby but I know you'll understand


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We're Both So Sorry Lyrics as written by Mirah Yom Tov Zeitlyn

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    my favorite mirah song

    kissymon March 20, 2005   Link
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    lovely lovely words

    JimmieNeverDieson July 29, 2005   Link
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    Fav song. "you always seemed to lose the spark when i was only half undressed"

    celestshineon December 26, 2005   Link
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    absolutely amazing.

    loveintheafternoonon November 01, 2004   Link
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    i know.. its wonderful. i listened to it on repeat for about five days straight.

    fromthehouseoflordson January 22, 2005   Link
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    best song of C'Mon Miracle

    dothefrugon February 20, 2005   Link
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    fucking BEAUTIFUL

    emogreenon June 07, 2005   Link
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    I've also had it on repeat for five days, and I think that it ought to be "love" not "what's" in the third-to-last line.

    fratboy_rickon July 14, 2005   Link
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    lovely lovely words

    JimmieNeverDieson July 29, 2005   Link
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    i agree fratboy rick, its "love thats chivalrous and grand." and also, its "my subjects all adored me but for this i had them banned."

    i love this song. ah. love.

    burningtonighton July 14, 2006   Link

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