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Life Imitates Life

from The Anarchist Fakebook by Acoustic Ross

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LIFE IMITATES LIFE © 2008 Acoustic Ross

let's pretend i know how to write a love song
let's pretend i also know how to sing
let's pretend that you're in the mood to listen to me today
let's pretend that i've got something to say

i've never failed to let myself down
i follow my heart but it gives me bad advice
didn't mean to bore you, that's the story of my life
i'd hate myself but i think i'm just too nice

can't believe ten years have gone by so fast
i've wrecked four cars, quit six jobs and moved eight times
you're the only constant in this equation
the only point connecting all these lines

and now i wish i could write you a sappy love song
cause i don't have the guts to tell you how i really feel
an imaginary love song from your imaginary friend
cause you know you're the only one that's real

i think i might be allergic to earnest love songs
but sometimes i can take a three-minute dose
i'll try to grin and bear it while my knees are getting weak
my love is a fever, i don't think you should stand so close

i use humor to keep the outside world at a distance
if i don't let them in, i don't have to take that chance
i'm not the man i used to be, but i doubt i ever was
i can change my life but not my circumstance

and now i wish i could write you a sappy love song
cause i don't have the guts to tell you how i really feel
an imaginary love song from your imaginary friend
cause you know you're the only one that's real

let's pretend i'm telling you in person
let's pretend i'm brave enough to try
took so long to see you here, it's love at first hindsight
now i've got the map but i don't remember how to drive

and now i wish i could write you a sappy love song
cause i don't have the guts to tell you how i really feel
an imaginary love song from your imaginary friend
cause you know you're the only one that's real
i know you're the one that's real.

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from The Anarchist Fakebook, released July 17, 2008

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Acoustic Ross Tulsa, Oklahoma

Either Tulsa's funniest musician or its most musical comedian, Acoustic Ross has written & performed original AntiFolk/comedy music for 25+ years, released 7 albums, served as house musician/MC in carnival sideshow, & played nearly 400 shows in venues sizing from Cain's Ballroom to a school bus.

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