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Wayside

by Mark Erelli

on For a Song (2016)

Romeo and Casanova
Lothario with eyes that smoulder
They all left you with nothing but a cloud of smoke
Now here I stand just a simple man
With a ten buck supermarket bouquet in my hand
I see you laughing, but honey this ain't no joke

I wanna walk all the way with you
I wanna prove my love is true
All the others who tried, fell by the wayside
I wanna walk all the way
Walk all the way with you

With bruised hearts and spooked horses
It's best to tread lightly as a matter of course
'Lest they slip the reins, jump the fences and bolt for the hills
Hey, I'm nothing if not persistent, I'm stubborn but I'm kind
And you can't tell me nothing, 'cause I've made up my mind
So if you run, I'm gonna chase you, honey
You know I will, you know I will

I wanna walk all the way with you
I wanna prove my love is true
All the others who tried, fell by the wayside
I wanna walk all the way
Walk all the way

From the chemical rush of a brand new love
Straight through the valley of the shadow
With nothing but a rind of moon above
Till mankind's common kingdoms have all crumbled back to dust
Till ashes or even less is all that's left of us

I wanna walk all the way with you
I wanna prove my love is true
All the others who tried, fell by the wayside
I wanna walk all the way
Walk all the way with you