Simple Story

Cut from *Tales From The Bad Years*. WOMAN I read a lot about true love. It’s all romance, and missed connections, Signs from above. And love is always at the end. It’s on the last page of the story. But not in this one. Love comes first. Not at last. Love comes fast. I look at you And I see a simple story coming true. And nothing ever felt so clear As when you and I stand here, Saying love should be this simple. Without any missed connections But with a feeling deep inside that starts to grow. And we just know, Making up a simple story as we go. MAN I hate romantic comedies. I know you like them. I respect that. And I won’t tease. WOMAN Yes you will. MAN It’s just they make love look so hard. And I’m not saying that it’s easy. But *this* is easy. WOMAN It’s really easy. This is love. MAN This is love. WOMAN This right here. MAN This right here. WOMAN That was clear. MAN That was clear. When I met you, I saw a simple story. I just knew That nothing else would be so hard, With a dog in the back yard, And a little house that’s simple. I make coffee in the morning, And every evening, you remind me what love means. It’s our routine. It’s a simple story everyone has seen. Don’t misunderstand, I don’t know what comes next. I’ve never taken love this far before. WOMAN I don’t need to know what’s coming, ‘Cause I’m sure I’ll just want more, So I’ll be there each night, If you’ll be at the door. BOTH From now on, there’s nothing else that’s standing in our way. MAN Our story WOMAN Our story BOTH Starts today. MAN Today. WOMAN Today. BOTH And we’ll look back when we get old, When we can laugh at all the secrets we never told, At the complicated days, WOMAN Before we had a porch for sitting MAN And reminiscing WOMAN And also kissing. BOTH It’s all I want to do WOMAN When I see you. MAN When I see you. BOTH I want a simple story. That’s love too. The feeling when you touch my hand. WOMAN That you’ll always understand. BOTH That you make the world feel simple. MAN Just some coffee in the morning, BOTH And every evening by the fireplace’s glow, We’ll take it slow, Making up a simple story. MAN Even though it’s an ordinary story. BOTH As love goes, it’s a simple story everybody knows.