Departure and worry
And worry, and worry
Still shake me
Resistance failed

Resistance failed
And friendship failed
And friendship failed
As lovers we did not fail

As lovers we did not fail
Brown eyes your pulse is getting hotter
Brown eyes your pulse is getting quicker
Quote Captain Badass,

"I am setting your heart on fire
So when you leave me
I will burn on in your soul"
You won't have to think twice

If it's love you will know
We get no second chance in this life
We get no second chance in this life
So a hot pulse is alright

So a quick pulse is alright
So a hot kiss is alright
So a long kiss is alright
So a long night is alright

And all night is alright
There ain't no contest
Against the final day
We'll rise above us either way

We're either greeted
By life or it's reverse
Then each day greeted
By fortune or it's reverse

Will you stand up for your one chance
Will you stand up for love
We get no second chance in this life
We get no second chance in this life

You won't have to think twice if it's love
You will know


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    this song is almost hypnotizing. I want to learn to play parts of it on the gee-tar.

    Xweezerkidon October 13, 2002   Link

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