For a male vocalist, about the modern world of dating Status: On hold in Canada

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This was originally planned as an uptempo song, but I thought the lyrics might work in a ballad as well, so I'm doing 2 demos of this one. The fast version will be done later this week.

 WE DON’T

Well, it’s Girls Night Out and the conversation
Is the same every time in every part of the nation
It’s a sad sad song
All the good ones are gone

It’s just a matter of time until one of you say
Everybody that you like is either married or gay
But to me it’s clear
It’s all about fear

Of risking a glance
Taking a chance
And telling somebody your name
Afraid that a dance
Will lead to romance
Where the ending is always the same

CHORUS
We don’t all cheat
We don’t all lie
We don’t all go ballistic
When you talk to a guy
We don’t all drink
We don’t all fight
We don’t all want to love you
For just one night
If you judge us all in advance
We don’t have a chance

There’s a big old segment of the population
That’s been saddled with a bad boy reputation
And it doesn’t belong
We’ve done nothing wrong

But we’d have to admit that you’re partially right
If you get a bad dog he’s liable to bite
But if you choose him with care
He’ll always be there

So give him a sign
Throw him a line
He’ll pull you out of a river of tears
You just might find
He’s a one of a kind
The man of your dreams could be here

(Repeat chorus)

You can’t judge a book by it’s cover
Because the story isn’t always the same
If he’s eating alone at a table for two
He’s not always the one that’s to blame

(Repeat chorus)

MUSIC AND LYRICS BY TERRY FERNIHOUGH
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