Birthday Cards

I don't mind this pain

It's my little quiet refrain

It's not ever what I'm saying

Sometimes hard to see

I got all the love for you

Baby it's not hard being true

But oh it's hard being tender

Caught up in my olden days

Searching for the love remains

It's brand new to me

Lady with a gentle tongue

Easier when I was young

So much in the way

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Seems I need to find a way to say the things I wanna say

To you naturally

Always had a way with words

When it came to those birthday cards

When I finally say it loud in front of you

My walls come down

It's a different existence being with you

It's a different existence living in truth

With enough persistence my words become the glue

If I throw away hesitance my expressions prove

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I don't mind this feeling like what we say is fleeting

Sometimes it keeps me out the deep end

Sometimes I wanna go there

I'll make it real clear yeah

Feels like we're getting so much nearer

I swear I do

But oh it's hard being tender when I step outside

Tender when I close my eyes

Trying to find simple bliss in a world paralysis

It's brand new to me all these grave politics

The clock is beating on my breath

Depleting my own openness