Baby It's You
I woke up with a strange taste in my mouth.
It was you.
While you were asleep
I used your shampoo.
It made me smell just like you.
While you were asleep
I went through your clothes.
I stole your T-shirt.
Wore it to work.
The people there were saying,
"Where did you get that T-shirt?
It really isn't you."
And I said,
"Yes it is."
But that wasn't true.
It wasn't me.
It was you.
While you were asleep
I had breakfast with my friend.
We got into an argument
and he said,
"Where did you get that attitude?"
I said it was new.
It wasn't new.
It was you.
Baby, it's you.
Baby, it's you.
If I had back-up singers they'd be going,
"Baby, it's you.
Baby, it's you."
But I don't.
Baby, it's you.
Oh,
"Here I go again.
I hear those trumpets blow.
I'm all aglow.
Taking a chance on love.
Taking a chance on love.
Taking a chance on love."
--David Cale
from the performance piece Smooch Music
found in the compilation "The redthroats"
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