michelle krell

THERE'S ONLY ONE OF YOU
© Michelle Krell Malone (ASCAP)

Sit and listen for the elevator
To make a creaky sound
When it stops I'll have to run and
Take the back stairs down
It's your girlfriend coming home from work
But I'm just a girl
A friend out on the border
Of your world

And I can't escape the truth
No matter what I do
There may be two of us
But there's only one of you

When you told her she could move out here
From Tucson to the sea
I knew that she'd be number one
And I'd be number three
Only want to talk to you
Hang out by the bay
Run around the city
Every day

But I can't escape the truth
No matter what I do
There may be two of us
But there's only one of you

She doesn't like your friends
She's got you on a chain
I hope she doesn't take you back to
Tucson on the train

Want to sit here half the night
You play your guitar
You know the song you always sing
About a hungry heart
Just a mattress on the floor
I've got the only chair
I like that leather jacket
That you wear

But I can't escape the truth
No matter what I do
There may be two of us
But there's only one of you