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If You Can Say "I Love You" on a Greeting Card, How Can It Be True?
Alex Dezen
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It was a dream my mother had since she was nine years old
To be on the silver screen like Greta Garbo
Yeah, she did whatever I guess she could do
And made it as far as the first floor Macy's showroom
That's where she met my father in '73
They fell in love or something like that
But he was already married
Mmm mmm, with two boys named Todd and Keith
I used to set little fires and climb up real tall trees
When my parents moved to Jersey in the eighties
Yeah, we tried to be good and keep the peace
But that was a little something that just wasn't all that easy
One night my mother and us tried to leave
My father knocked her down and my sister, God bless her
She called the police
They came, but the visit was brief
If you can swear to be faithful
Then throw away a pair of baby shoes
If you can say "I love you"
On a greeting card then, tell me
How can it be true?
Mmm mmm, how can it be true?
My mother took the three of us and moved to the west side
Where I learned how to steal money and get high
And I saw my father every other weekend at home
My mother wasn't happy, needless to say my sister didn't go
Then one time I came downstairs a little late
He yelled at me, told me I was selfish
And then he drove away
Mmm mmm, there was nothing I could say
If you can swear to be honest
Then Bonaparte a pretty afternoon
If you can say "I love you"
On a greeting card then, tell me
How can it be true?
Mmm mmm, how can it be true?
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If you can swear to be honest
Then throw away the bride and groom
If you can write "I love you"
On a greeting card then, tell me
How can it be true?
Mmm mmm, how can it be true?
Mmm mmm, how can it be true?
Mmm mmm, how can it be true?
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