she tried to push him away with a
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ten foot pole
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saying i'm just a crusty old donut
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without any hole
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wearying bewildered bachelor how
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could he know
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that she'd move her suitcase to his place a year ago
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where he stood in the doorway no clothes wearing
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asking permission to give all his love and his caring
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love and care
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theirs is a real thing, a dish in the sink
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a dog in the stairwell making a stink
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they got a true love so real you can feel it
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for christmas he gave her
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a silver and gold jewish star
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he put it on top of the tree
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and said there you are
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she giggled and cried and
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rolled on the living room floor
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and laughed at all of his jokes
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so he told her some more
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there he stood in the doorway
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crumpled and daring
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asking permission to give all his love
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and his caring
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love and care
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theirs is a real thing
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a working man's shoe
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worn through at the sole
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as good as new
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they got a true love
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so real you can feel it
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five o'clock by the window pane watching the rain
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new york city blues oh, the rain's coming down hard
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it's dark out there you gotta have something to do
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so one day she said i must go to alaska this winter
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he yelled and kicked the table his toe got a splinter
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still he escorted her up to the gate at the airport
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saying dammit i don't understand what you have to go there for
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calendar pages were flipping he stayed home waiting
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saying oh this woman i love is so irritating
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theirs is a real thing, a welcome home kiss
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the smell of his whiskers that she did miss
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they got a true love so real you can feel it
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To Alaska With Love
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The Roches |