This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs

I absolutely love her
When she smiles


Now how many days in a year
She woke up with hope
But she only found tears

And I can be so insincere
Making her promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting

Wearing the holes in the soles of her shoes
Now how many days disappear
When you look in the mirror

So how do you choose

Your clothes never wear as well the next day

And your hair never falls in quite the same way
You never seem to run out of things to say


This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs

I absolutely love her
When she smiles


Now how many lovers would stay
Just to put up with this %#@!
Day after day

Now how did we end up this way
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
As long as we stand here waiting

Wearing the clothes or the soles that we choose
Now how do we get there today
When we're walking too far for the price of our shoes


Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way

You never seem to run out of things to say

This is the story of a girl

Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her

When she smiles

[Guitar Solo]


Your clothes never wear as well the next day
And your hair never falls in quite the same way

You never seem to run out of things to say

This is the story of a girl

Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her


This is the story of a girl
Her pretty face she hid from the world

And while she looks so sad in photographs
I absolutely love her


This is the story of a girl
Who cried a river and drowned the whole world
And while she looks so sad in photographs

I absolutely love her
When she smiles
When she smi-iles!