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


How many days in a year
She woke up with hope but she only found tears?
I can be so insincere

Making the promises never for real
As long as she stands there waiting
Wearing the holes in the souls of her shoes

How many days disappear?
You look in the mirror so how do you choose?


And your clothes never wear
As well the next day
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

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


How many lovers would stay?
Just to put up with this %#@! day after day

How did we wind up this way?
Watching our mouths for the words that we say
As long as we stand here waiting

Wearing the clothes on the souls of our shoes
How do we get there today?
When we're walking too far for the price of her shoes


And the clothes that you wear
Look swell the next day

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


And the clothes that you wear
Look swell the next day
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 and lonely there
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 smiles!