Forever ... [Is a Long Time] lyrics

I spent a long time watering a plant made out of plastic

And I cursed the ground for growing green

I spent a long time substituting honest with sarcastic

And I cursed my tongue for being mean

And weightless, breathless restitute

Motionless and absolute

You cut me open, sucked the poison from an aging wound

Now fifty thousand walking deads

Would cower at this small brunette

To my surprise, not six feet high

Would reach and grab the moon if I

Should ask or just imply

That I wanted to be more light

So I could look inside his eyes

And get the colors just right

Just right, just right, just

[Interlude]

But love built, God built provinces

Build calluses, break promises

'Cause I could never hold a perfect thing and not demolish it

What am I thinking? What does this mean?

How could somebody ever love me?

Talk to your man, tell him he's got bad news comin'