I could live without you, I used to do it all the time,
you know before I met you, you were rarely on my mind,
I could transfer my obsession to a girl roughly your size,
or I could dream up another you, with diamonds in her eyes,
or I could curse your name for hours, from the highest mountaintop,
or I could give my life to the lord, just give him all I've got,
But I think that I'd rather stick around with you,
if it's all the same, lets play it safe for a while or two,
I don't want to discover a brand new blue,
oh cause baby, I've got nothing but love for you,
I could start a business, hire my heart out by phone,
or I could steal all of your pictures and pretend I'm not alone,
or I could just be open, about the way things really are,
girl if you ever left me, there would be no simple scars,
I'd just be a fragile flower, drop my petals to the ground,
i would wilt into oblivion, with a quiet, whimpering sound,
I would lose all of my color, everything just fades away,
I could live without you baby, maybe for a couple days,
Oh but I think that I'd rather stick around with you,
if it's all the same, lets play it safe for a while or two,
I don't want to discover a brand new blue,
oh cause baby, I've got nothing but love for you.
Jesse Harper writes great songs. And he always employs a very creative cast of backing musicians who add tons of tasteful texture while maintaining the integrity of the songs. Galen Curry
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