Adults never have silly crushes. I wrote this prayer.
Sift one cup folk, one cup R&B, one cup blues, one tablespoon jazz. Mix in spirit of Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen, and Greg Brown. Add to taste: dry humor, faith against odds, bloody heartbreak. Bake 5o-some years in hard knocks oven. Add spark of Goddess. Serve with acoustic guitar and baritone vocals.
Lyrics
Smitten (Crushed)
Not so pretty, not so bright,
A little bit married, her signa€™s not right
But none of that matters because the seeds have been sewn
Crushes are like that, they live on their own.
No hope for the wicked, no hope for the good
When youa€™re lost in a crush, you couldna€™t fight if you would
I try to stand tall; I try to look cool,
But ita€™s hopeless, Ia€™m busted, she knows Ia€™m her fool
Ia€™m smitten! Crushed! Smitten! Crushed!
Smitten! Crushed like a mosquito, my blood on her hand
I gave her my power, her wish my command
Ia€™m Smitten!
What did I say? What did I do?
Whya€™d she pick me? What she feels isna€™t true
Shea€™s not my type at all, and Ia€™m not hers either
Ia€™m not who she thinks, dona€™t crush me beneath her
I dona€™t love her at all, I dona€™t even like her
Dona€™t flirt with the kitten, it turns into the tiger
I wona€™t take advantage; I put up walls to resist her
But shea€™s crushed on me like I was crushed on her sister
Shea€™s smitten! Crushed! Smitten! Crushed!
Smitten! Crushed like a mosquito, her blood on my hand
I didna€™t know it was her, it wasna€™t my plan, but shea€™s
Smitten!
Ia€™m tired of the struggle, Ia€™ve lost one too many
Loaned out self respect, sold my heart for a penny
I made all the wrong choices, heartbroken heartbreaker
So I leave it to you, God, be my matchmaker
You know what I need, you know what I cry for
Pick the one right for me, and the one that Ia€™m right for
Just one perfect match, just once before we die
Line us back to back, turn us round eye to eye
And smite us! Crush us! Smite us! Crush us!
Smite us! Crush us like bugs; mix our blood in your hand
Pour it back in our bodies, so that woman and man are
Smitten! Crushed!
Copyright 2004, Bruce McKinney
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