The Last Lovesong

Lyrics for The Last Lovesong

Every lovesong is a curse At first, so sweet at its arrival But when I've written down its words It stares back at me like a stuffed animal The very thing it was to capture Vanished in the moment after It just slipped right out of my little hands New York City's never done If it was, it wouldn't be New York City And you could jump into the Hudson But the second after it's a different entity Loving her was loving a motion A warm current in the ocean That's how I wanted my songs to be So this is the last lovesong that I'll sing A promise to leave the heart open To never fall in love with what's been And if I ever should write a lovesong again I would set a key and a tempo Leave an empty seat by the piano And if someone sat down, I'd whisper low "This time, let's make it up as we go" Every lover is a ship Over time rebuilt and changed Every board replaced bit by bit Until all that's left is the lover's name Sometimes you let go of the rudder You close your eyes and shudder And you whisper softly that you love her Oh, this is the last lovesong that I'll sing A promise to leave the heart open To never fall in love with what's been To greet the unknown with a grin This is the last lovesong that I'll sing An ode to whatever fate may bring Kisses scattered to the wind A lovesong to all that's changing