There’s a distance in your eyes That’s why a smile is always a surprise When you call and you talk to me I wonder which person you’re going to be She said, all your songs are sad songs Why do you always have to see the worst of it Could you write me just one love song? Put my name somewhere in the middle of it It’s not hard to write Elizabeth Just close your eyes boy and take your best guess Cause the truth is hard, isn’t it? She said “I’ll be listening in my favorite white dress”
All these quite afternoons, She said, “I wonder if I’ve given up my love too soon” As her hair fell from her curls I said you’re pretty uptight for a Mexican Girl She said, all your songs are sad songs Why do you always have to make me feel like shit? Could you write me just one love song? And put my name somewhere in the middle of it And if you call the song Elizabeth All my friends will know it’s about me Cause the truth is hard, isn’t it? Don’t take too long, I just know you’ll come back to me
I said all these songs are love songs Just love at times can make you feel like shit So you write a string of words down It’s better if there’s some truth in it It’s true I love you Elizabeth I love the way you move in that silly white dress Because the truth is hard to admit I’ve never known love This is just my best guess.