Violet
Maybe you still feel a hundred miles from who you are
(I gotta get back on that bus)
But I know who you are
And I know where you belong, too!
(All alone on the side of some goddamn mountain)
No, Violet! You belong with me!
I wish you coulda seen the way you looked
When you first stepped off of that bus
I wanted a pair of Gene Tierney eyes
And Ava Gardner's eyebrows
Or even just the cheekbones
But nothing's changed
It's too late now, I'm going home!
God, can't you leave me?
I'm sorry
I can't stay with you
But Violet, you can!
I know you feel like nothing's changed
But look at you
You're different
You're not the girl you were when you began
And, look at me
'Cause when you look at me
You see the man I've always wanted to be
Look at me
Sweet Jesus, look at me!
When you do, I'll find the words to tell you
How I love you
I've been waiting
For a lifetime
And now you're so near
I'm gonna wait here
Until the wait is through
Promise me, Violet
How can I promise?
Like I promised you
Careful now, Brady
You better mean this
All I want is you
I've been waiting (I've been waiting)
Scared to lose you (Afraid to lose)
Scared my plan would fall apart (How will I know you'll never leave?)
I've been waiting (But maybe you're the one)
For a lifetime (I've waited for)
For someone simply (The first one to simply)
To look and see me
The way that I see you
Mama, why's a man have eyes?
If I tell you, don't you tell
Flick, what do you see when you look at me?
Mama, why's a man have hands?
If I tell you, don't you tell
Go ask your beau, he understands
There's honey in the bushes, Lord
And water in the well
