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Learn To Do That Too

November 19, 1998

Maybe there isn’t
much of a chance for us
but other people get to
think about these things
other people get to have hopes
other people can function that way

so maybe I can learn
maybe I can too

Yeah, maybe I think you are cute

well, you’re a cute guy, you know
and you’ve been judged on that before
I know that’s
happened to me too

and maybe you’re something
to pass the time with to me
and maybe I like
the positive attention you give me

maybe I need that, you know

I know we don’t have
a lot in common
I know that on many things
we disagree
I know that you’d find
a lot of my beliefs
well, infuriating

well, maybe you still do

but maybe you’ve been able to shut all that off
and like me anyway
maybe that’s what people do
maybe I can learn to do that too


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