My best friend
had a little situation
at the end of our senior year
And like a shot
she and Mitchell got married
that summer
Carol-Ann getting bigger
every minute
Thinking what am I doing here
While Mitchell's out every night
being a heavy-metal drummer
They got a little cute house
on a little cute street
with a crucifix on the door
Mitchell got a job
at the record store in the mall
Just the typical facts
of a typical life in a town
on the Eastern Shore
I thought about what I wanted
it wasn't like that at all
Made Carol-Ann
a cute baby sweater
thinking I can do
better than that
In a year or so
I moved to the city
Thinking what have I
got to lose
Got a room got a cat
and got twenty pounds thinner
Met a guy
in a class I was taking
with some very
well placed tattoos
He wouldn't leave me alone
'less I went with him to dinner
And I guess he was cute
And I guess he was sweet
And I guess he was good in bed
I gave up my life
for a better part of a year
So I'm starting to think
that this maybe might work
And the second
it entered my head
He needed to
take some time off
Focus on his career
He blew me off
with a heartfelt letter
I thought
I can do better than that
You don't have to
get a haircut
You don't have to
change your shoes
You don't have to
like Duran Duran
Just love me
You don't have to
put the seat down
You don't have to
watch the news
You don't have to
learn to tango
You don't have to
eat prosciutto
You don't have to
change a thing
Just stay with me
I want you and you
and nothing but you
Miles and piles of you
Finally I'll have
something worthwhile
to think of each morning
You and you
and nothing but you
No substitution will do
Nothing but fresh
undiluted and pure
Top of the line
and totally mine
I don't need
any lifetime commitments
I don't need to
get hitched tonight
I don't want you to throw up
all your walls and defenses
I don't mean to
put on any pressure
But I know
when a thing is right
And I spend every day
reconfiguring my senses
When we get to my house
Take a look at that town
Take a look at how far I've gone
I will never go back
Never look back anymore
And it feels like my life
led right to your side
And will keep me there
from now on
Think about
what you wanted
Think about
what could be
Think about
how I love you
And say
you'll move in with me
Think of what's great
about me and you
Think of the bullshit
we've both been through
Think of what's past
because we can do better
We can do better
We can do better than that
We can do better than that