July 3, 2004
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If I Tripped and Fell in Love
If I tripped and fell in love
I got off easy
If I slipped when I fell in love
I got off light
And if I only stubbed my toe
Well, I guess I did alright
If I only broke my arm
Then I got off pretty light
If I only lost my mind
Then God was good to me indeed
And if it only broke my heart
It won’t be long ‘till I’m alright
Well, if it only cost my sight
I’d see more clearly right away
And if I only lost my soul
I’ll find I didn’t need it anyway
Chorus:
If I fall in love today
I’d be a lucky man, I’d say
And if I were still in love tomorrow
I’d have twice the fun and half the sorrow
And if I’m still in love at
We’ll just turn the lights out then
And if you’re still by my side when the sun does rise
I’ll know the price was worth the prize.
I’ve paid the price and lost the love I’ve found
It feels like about a hundred times
But I still stand with spirit strong
I hope some day soon you’ll come along
And when you do, I’ve just one thing to say
When the piper brings the bill to pay
It’s a good thing love is blind today
And I wonder which limb I won’t need anyway
Chorus:
If I fall in love today
I’d be a lucky man, I’d say
And if I were still in love tomorrow
I’d have twice the fun and half the sorrow
And if I’m still in love at
We’ll just turn the lights out then
And if you’re still by my side when the sun does rise
I’ll know the price was worth the prize
Last Part Spoken:
And if you accidentally come my way
And I happen to see you with my remaining eye
I lisp hi through my missing teeth and shake your left hand with mine
Maybe you can support my remaining leg and walk with me
But not to fast for my artificial heart
Toward the sunset or at least
That really shiny thing over there
And as we walk, soul to prosthetic soul,
I hope to hear you say, “how romantic”
But speak up, my hearing aids were cheap
But if you even whisper, “I love you”
I’ll surely hear
And all that came before will disappear
