The One I Love

1-2-3-4-5 You talk about love like you're heading into battle Oh little baby don't forget your rattle Saw you at the bar again talking to the other men Sounds like you got yourselves a really swell band With your dead man's shoes And your dying man's stare Can't see the floor for your dirty underwear Margaret was a saint she was the only one Timmy won her heart when he sang her a song Yes it's true On a Manhattan avenue I followed the inscriptions to Keats' gold convictions Love as big as planets and a force transcendent I'm only looking down just to get my balance I always loved the ones who never cared about talent Hi-f, i lo-fi, coming through your speakers I never cared so long as I could hear you But you're headed for trouble now You're headed for trouble now And hubris You better lose it Cuz the joy and mystery Are out there on the streets And I was rising from my seat When the thought occurred to me What would I do without you? I feel the patient grace of all human kind When I'm at the convenience store, standing on the line People stocking up just to try to feel good It's a long weekend in a loud neighborhood Dawn is the employee of the month this month Could I be like her in the eyes of my love? Now I'm back on the blacktop, fireworks, crickets chirp Won't you come and meet me in the parking lot? Tonight I'll make it worth your while Yeah, tonight I'll make it worth your while Oh, cuz I'm only really thinking of The one I love I'm only really thinking of The one I love I'm only really thinking of The one I love I'm only really thinking of The one I love I had a song in my head since the dawning of time And I tried to search it out in every verse and rhyme I was in my bedroom making such a clatter Then you came in and said what's the matter? I said nothing But please Don't Leave And that's how it all started