Out of the blue

in the pink, out of the blue I see you again. what’s it been? one or two or who knows when I think I sat and watched you somewhere maybe working now you’re here and I’m pretending not to stare they say its best to just relax and I guess what they say is true well, I know I should just relax cuz I’m prove’n what they say is true you can count on this one fact that when it comes to guys like me- we… always come in last you say, “hi there” is it just that we’re siting so near? I say, “hope that’s ok, thanks for sharing the space here” will an introduction lead to conversation over overbearing over blaring musicians? “do I know you from somewhere, have I watched you tending bar?” I ask, and you pull up your chair “that’s my job but not my career” you yell loud enough for me to hear “so you’re the gorgeous girl I used to see?” you say, “I’m thin!” but look at me not much to say about the meat on my bones I say, “I’m like a cartoon in clothes!” “I’m like a cartoon in clothes!” we talk about things like dreams and schooling agreeing that teaching’s not doing we both want to help are selves improve you’re tied down by college town blues but my town’s worse, all the girls ware pink and this music so loud you can’t think your breath on my neck is nice when you shout what you speak at least twice but I can’t stop thinking I’ll say stupid things “you sing?! me too! I love singing, and you?!” the space in-between’s filled with ringing in my ears which helps to delay my fear but now the show’s almost over did you say we’d talk after? do I walk over? is my timing over due am I being rude you look out of the corner of your eye to see if I’ll walk over to say goodby I hide my shyness or at least I try the bar is not my scene my friends say I’m being mean how can they know what’s best for me the efforts they make all seem too phony shut up guys, give me time, I’m shy all the time trying to hide it inside I’m shy all the time trying to hide it inside say something funny, say something kind tell her how her eyes relax mine no, that’s bad timing at least for the time being ok, ok, just try something, anything I’m sure a bad joke is coming “I was playing it cool” I say, like I know the rules does the boy give the number? does she provide the paper? does the hand writing matter? call her in four days, no three but never in two or it’s through yeah, like I have a clue I’ll try something new “hears my number, I’ll still respect you when you’re sober, cuz I’m the world’s greatest lover!” wait, that’s cliché not clever I say, “hears my number, can’t call it now, just wait a week or later. you see, I owe the bill collector. oh and hay, I’m a retro I.T. geek. hears my e-mail. use it anytime this week.” “I thought I’d draw a doodle of my face at first this idea seamed great until I found out that ink… ink, it won’t erase?!” [Singing] they say its best to just relax and I guess what they say is true well, I know I should just relax cuz I’m prove’n what they say is true you can count on this one fact that when it comes to guys like me- we… always come in last They say relax but I guess its true Im provin it too One clear fact guys like me we finish last They say relax but I guess its true Im provin it too One clear fact guys like me we finish last they say its best to just relax and I guess what they say is true well, I know I should just relax cuz I’m prove’n what they say is true you can count on this one fact that when it comes to guys like me- we… always come in last always last does the hand writing matter?