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Verse 1

 I saw your freckles on the shoulders of a stranger today

 And my heart leapt, my heart leapt

 I saw the sickle of your dimple slice the side of her face

 And my heart leapt, my heart leapt

 But then she faced me while we wrestled for our place on the train

 Kabuki makeup, a labret ring I kept out of her way

 You're not that actress playing dress-up on the subway today

 So my heart keeps leapin' on

Verse 2

I tried to catch you in a couplet on my 4-track today

But my tongue tied, my tongue tied

I couldn't figure how to fit you on the spin of the tape

So my tongue tied, my tongue tied

The words are small and insignificant,confused and cliche

I saw my promise and potential through my guilt and my shame

I couldn't catch that in a couplet on my best goddamn day

My tied tongue tumbles on

Chorus

Shake and shiver

 And laugh like cursing kids

 And all our fitful failures

 Fit everytime we kiss

 So cross your fingers, place your bets

 And hold that glow in your face

 Let my big mouth ramble on

Interlude

Repeat Chorus