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My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."

I am not worried, I am not overly concerned

My friend implores me, "For one time only,

Make an exception."I am not worried

Wrap her up in a package of lies. Send her off to a coconut island

I am not worried. I am not overly concerned

with the status of my emotions. "Oh," she says, "you're changing."

 But we're always changing. It does not bother me to say

this isn't love

cause if you don't want to talk about it then... it isn't love

And I guess I'm gonna have to live with that

 But I'm sure there's something in a shade of grey

 Or something in between

 And I can always change my name

 If that's what you mean

My friend assures me, "It's all or nothing."

 But I am not really worried. I am not overly concerned

You try to tell yourself the things you try to tell yourself

 To make yourself forget. To make yourself forget, I am not worried...

"If it's love," she said,

"then we're gonna have to think about the consequences."

 She can't stop shaking I can't stop touching her and

This time when kindness falls like rain, it washes her away

 and Anna begins... to change her mind

 "These seconds when I'm shaking leave me shuddering for days",

 she says: " and I am not ready for this sort of thing "

But I'm not going to break

 And I'm not going to worry about it anymore

 I'm not going to bend and I'm not going to break

 And I'm not going to worry about it anymore

 It seems like I should say, "As long as this is love..."

But it's not all that easy... so maybe I should

Snap her up in a butterfly net

 Pin her down on a photograph album

 I am not worried; I've done this sort of thing before

But then I start to think about the consequences

 cause I don't get no sleep in a quiet room and

 This time when kindness falls like rain it washes me away

 and Anna begins... to change my mind

 And everytime she sneezes I believe it's love and

Oh Lord, I am not ready for this sort of thing

 She's talking in her sleep, it's keeping me awake

 and Anna begins... to toss and turn

 And every word is nonsense but I understand and

Oh Lord, I am not ready for this sort of thing

 Her kindness bangs a gong, it's moving me along

 and Anna begins... to fade away

 It's chasing me away. She disappears and

Oh Lord, I am not ready for this sort of thing