Monday, October 19, 2009

I should know better than to touch the fire twice

I'm strong
But I break
I'm stubborn
And I make plenty of mistakes
Yeah I'm hard
And life with me is never easy
To figure out, to love 
I'm jaded but oh so lovely
All you have to do is hold me
And you'll know and you'll see just how sweet it can be 
If you'll trust me, love me, let me
Maybe, maybe


Someday 
When we're at the same place
When we're on the same road
When it's okay to hold my hand
Without feeling lost
Without all the excuses
When it's just because you love me, you let me, you need me
Then maybe, maybe
All you have to do is hold me
And you'll know and you'll see just how sweet it can be 
If you'll trust me, love me, let me
Maybe, maybe


I don't want to be tough
And I don't want to be proud
I don't need to be fixed and I certainly don't need to be found
I'm not lost 
I need to be loved
I just need to be loved
I just want to be loved by you and I won't stop 'cause I believe
That maybe, yeah maybe
Maybe, yeah maybe, maybe,maybe, yeah maybe
I should know better than to touch the fire twice
But I'm thinking maybe, yeah maybe you might
Maybe, love maybe

Biz

Antonio & Guiseppe De Bonis 
(my great grandfather), Shoe Repair.
 Probably mid- to late 1920s. Fall River, MA