We almost got it together
And Ill be your favourite thing
Stand by the river with hard-luck eyes
And Ill just be open and sing
I was only trying to surprise
I wish I was like the frog-princess
And Id never tell you lies
And down by the soil of the hard-life
They like to greet us with smiles
They like to tell us their good hostess
Had travelled a million miles
But youd like it written closer
Yes, youd like it written pure
If I told you this -
Would you miss my kiss?
No - youd come right back for more

Oh, Id like to be
What I want to be
But you want to carry on
But you need to take
What you have to take
But Ill still be here when youre gone

And theres a light by your window
And Id like to capture you by there
And Id like to hold you for all to see
But they dont really care
And if I said youre no peccadillo
Yes, I said youre a major thing
Would you stand by me?
At the corner dock
And say, yes, this girl is the swing!

Oh, Id like to be
What I want to be
But you want to carry on
But you need to take
What you have to take
But Ill still be here when youre gone

And Id like another cue
Thats why I strain to see
And Id like the best in you
cos you write the best in me
They were sure that Id be burning
Yes -
So their tart swerve to here might be
But if I said youre gold, inside,
Yes and if you were true to me
Would you hang around with that creepy smile
And crawl home back to me

Oh, Id like to be
What I want to be
But you want to carry on
But you need to take
What you have to take
But Ill still be here when youre gone