It seems like
Only yesterday
I left my mind behind
Down in the
Gypsy Cafe
With a friend
Of a friend of mine
He sat his baby
Heavy on her knee
Yet spoke of life
Most free from slavery
With eyes that showed
No trace of misery
The phrase
In connection first
Which she occurred
That love is just
A four-letter word
Outside a rattling
Store-front window
Cats meowed at
The break of day
Me I kept my mouth
Shut to you
I had no words to say
My experience
Was limited
And underfed
You talking
While I hear
To the one who
Was the father
Of your kid
You probably
Didn't think I did
But I heard you say
That love was just
A four-letter word
I said goodbye
Unnoticed
Pushed forth
Into my own game
Drifting in and out
Of lifetimes
Unmentionable
By name
Searching for
My double
Looking for
Complete evaporation
To the core
Though I tried
And failed
In finding any door
I must have thought
That there was
Nothing more absurd
Than that love
Is just
A four-letter word
Though I never knew
Just what you meant
When you were
Speaking to your man
I could only think
In terms of me
And now I understand
After waking
Enough times
To think I see
The only kiss
That's supposed to
Last eternity
Blow up in smoke
It's destiny
Falls on strangers
Travels free
Yes I know now
Traps are only
Set by me
And I do not really
Need to be assured
That love is just
A four-letter word