I Don't Write Love Songs

from Leading Toward Something by Ross Malcolm Boyd

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You don’t know what you do to me
It’s so simple it slips past reasoning 
And turns to instinct as it keeps repeating 
And I repeat the same the same refrain
 Time and again, my mantra 
The closest thing to god 
And I am not afraid to say what I mean 
It’s not about the when, I’m concerned with the how
Because I don’t write love songs 
And I don’t want to start right now
But you’re better than an ape made of metal when he’s wearing live tigers for shoes
Or a shark that can fly and also swim in lava pools
 Yeah that’s dangerous but beautiful 
I can’t not tell you that you’re beautiful
Oh no, no, yes, yes, no, wait I don’t know
But I know...
You’re better than a cyborg unicorn with rainbow laser eyes
Or a stubby tailed dog with glasses on his butt, yeah 
Yeah that’s a clever disguise
 You’re clever, clever and you’re beautiful
Sorry about the dog butt thing, I just got carried away there for a second, you know, just...
Carried away by your brilliance 
Carried away by a rainbow laser from a cyborg unicorn
Carried away on the back of a shark that can fly
Carried away by an ape with live tigers for shoes yeah You’re just that cool
I can’t not tell you that you’re beautiful
You’re clever, clever and you’re beautiful
And you’re weird 
And I really like that too
You’re just that cool

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from Leading Toward Something, released February 8, 2016
Co Produced by Advanced Studio Recording Class, Bay State College, Kissy Pig Studio
Instructor - Dave Lefkowitz
Class - James Cross, Daniel Crowley, Ryan Peterson, James Parker Woods

Pamela Lord: Violin
Keichi Hashimoto: Brass
Dave Lefkowitz: Percussion, Backing Vocals

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