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Merci Beaucoup

In living up to your responsibility,
you can lose sight of who you once set out to be.
I paid my dues in every Ballroom of Romance,
watching the ugly sisters learning how to dance.

The heart’s a muscle, you can stretch it till it breaks;
I walk the pavement til my ego aches.
My tongue gets tied up in a knot I can’t undo -
first I say ‘s’il vous plait’, then I say ‘merci beaucoup’.

Love can grow old and cold - but when you disconnect,
these ancient tears will drown you, on the day you least expect.
In time, the scars we give each other start to fade:
All I can tell you is that history has been made.

The passing years are like old clothes, you say.
You hang them on the line till they get blown away.
Je ne sais pas pourquoi you love me like you do -
first I say ‘s’il vous plait’, then I say ‘merci beaucoup’.

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from The Duke of Oklahoma & Other Stories (2009), released May 5, 2021

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Anthony Toner Belfast, UK

An independent singer songwriter and guitarist, based in Belfast.

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