a rough unmastered cut of the title track of richard cortez's debut record - "craving something beautiful"

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this song was hard for me to write. i met this kid and ended up really liking him... which was weird because i had just gotten out of this long term relationship... things went down in a strange way and in the end i was kinda left looking like an idiot... but - hey, it happens. sometimes just when you think you've found the right guy... he turns out to be looking for something else. i'll never really know what this kid was looking for, i don't know if he knows. but i still think i could've made him happy...

remember that one time
i played you a few songs of mine
i was blushing you were impressed
you sure were something special
you said you wanted more
and before i knew it we both were undressed...yeah

you hung around a few times
the feeling was sublime
we fell asleep with no clothes on
your body was so close
i thought i heard you speak
but in the morning i saw you crawling out of my bed...
and..

you don't have to explain it
put your clothes back on - i'll look the other way
i'm not gonna beg you for more...
i'm not gonna ask you to stay...

but next time you're craving something beautiful
and you're humming one of my old tunes
i was more than willing to love you
and we'd waste the day away
smoking pot and watching cartoons

it's not supposed to be this hard
it's supposed to be a routine
in which i forget your name
but still what's left to be seen...

is why i'm still standing here
your cars already driven out of sight - woah
why i'm still standing here
because i need it
because it felt so right...

remember the last time
we knew nothing would be just fine
and i fell apart at your feet
you said you wanted something
a little less intense
a little more... discreet?

well.

you don't have to explain it
put your clothes back on - i'll look the other way
i'm not gonna beg you for more...
i'm not gonna ask you to stay...

but next time you're craving something beautiful
and you're humming one of my old tunes
i was more than willing to love you
and we'd waste the day away
smoking pot and watching cartoons

it's not supposed to be this hard
it's supposed to be a routine
in which i forget your name
but still what's left to be seen...

is why i'm still standing here
your cars already driven out of sight - woah
why i'm still standing here
because i need it
because it felt so...

you don't have to explain it
put your clothes back on - i'll look the other way
i'm not gonna beg you for more...
i'm not gonna ask you to stay...

but next time you're craving something beautiful
and you're humming one of my old tunes
i was more than willing to love you
and we'd waste the day away
smoking pot and watching cartoons