Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
I know I've been gone for a long time
I hope I didn't scare you
I went back to the sea
You know I do my best to entertain you
To hold my breath
To grit my teeth
In a way people don't often understand
But I know
They always think that I'm joking
It hurts my feelings
It my breaks my heart
I'm such a cry baby
From the start I loved to complain about myself
When your heart beats faster
When your legs give out
When you feel so helpless
Now you think and now you know
I know
Because things never go how you want them to
Because every time i just pretend I'm talking to you when we're on the computer
Please stick close to my side
Please help me down
Stay close to my right and let me be pathetic in your arms
Stick close to my side
I really fucked myself
Please just look at my eyes and let me think of something else
I hope I didn't scare you
I went back to the sea
You know I do my best to entertain you
To hold my breath
To grit my teeth
In a way people don't often understand
But I know
They always think that I'm joking
It hurts my feelings
It my breaks my heart
I'm such a cry baby
From the start I loved to complain about myself
When your heart beats faster
When your legs give out
When you feel so helpless
Now you think and now you know
I know
Because things never go how you want them to
Because every time i just pretend I'm talking to you when we're on the computer
Please stick close to my side
Please help me down
Stay close to my right and let me be pathetic in your arms
Stick close to my side
I really fucked myself
Please just look at my eyes and let me think of something else
Lyrics submitted by telethon
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