IT’LL CATCH YOU FLAT-FOOTED - IT’LL HIT YOU SO FAST
WITH NO TIME TO CHECK IF YOUR HEART’S MADE OF GLASS
PULLED IN WITH NO WARNING - NO SIGNS FROM ABOVE
BUT THAT’S JUST THE DEAL THAT WE MAKE IN LOVE
BUT THINGS MIGHT GET UGLY AND THINGS MIGHT GET BAD
YOU MIGHT HAVE TO TRADE UP ALL THE GOOD TIMES YOU’VE HAD
FOR AN UNWANTED LESSON ON PUSH COMES TO SHOVE
BUT THAT’S JUST THE DEAL THAT WE MAKE IN LOVE
AND SOME FOLKS KEEP RIDING TO THE END OF THE LINE
BUT AT SOME POINT, SOMEBODY LEAVES SOMEBODY ELSE BEHIND
ONE’S LEFT IN THE TRENCHES - ONE’S OFF LIKE A DOVE
BUT THAT’S JUST THE DEAL THAT WE MAKE IN LOVE
AND I’D NEVER PROMISE A LIE
SO YOU’VE GOTTA TRUST ME IF I CAN’T EXPLAIN WHY
FOR THAT MIGHT TAKE SOMEONE MUCH SMARTER THAN I
BUT THE OTHER SIDE...
IS WHEN EVERYTHING IS PERFECT - WHEN EVERYTHING IS FINE
WHEN EVERYTHING ALL FALLS TOGETHER IN TIME
WHEN EVERYTHING JUST FITS LIKE A HAND IN A GLOVE
WELL, THAT’S JUST THE DEAL THAT WE MAKE IN LOVE
credits
from Nick Doneff,
released December 9, 2016
(Doneff)
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