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He doesn't dance.
We danced and danced.
I opened my map and I found something spiteful.
I open my mouth and out pops something spiteful.
It always leaves me such a foreign leader
It always leaves me searching for a little
It looks like a button
My luck's like a button
My love's like a button, I can't stop pushing it.
My head feels lucky next to you in the dark.
My luck's like a button, I can't stop pushing it.
My head feels light, but I'm still in the dark.
My mouth's like a button
I can't stop pushing it.
My luck's like a button
I can't stop pushing it.
Ring sparkled on that finger
Rings, but none on that finger
Rings! Put them on my finger.
Rings, but none on that finger.
Tenderness, with my handsomeness...
Hush, baby, don't cry.
There's rings in my head all the time.
And still, I tend to forget your words,
when I'm a swan in mindful dive
Tenderness, when my head's a mess...
Hush, baby, don't cry,
this rings in my head all the time.
And still, I tend to forget your words
when I'm the swan in my full dive
Touch of re-tenderness
Where is the tenderness?