LESSONS LOST ON ME
SHE'D NEVER ADMIT TO ANY FEAR
HER HUMOR AND WIT WERE A TOUGH VENEER
ALWAYS THE CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE
HER GIFT OF GAB WAS HER GREATEST CURSE
SO MANY SECRETS, SO LITTLE TIME
SHE WON'T TELL ME HERS IF I DON'T TELL HER MINE
THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF WHAT A WOMAN SHOULD BE
AND I THANK GOD HER LESSONS WERE LOST ON ME
NEVER ASK DIRECTLY FOR WHAT YOU WANT
BUT LURK AND HINT AND WHINE AND TAUNT
SEX IS THE DUTY OF EVERY WIFE
MARRY WELL AND YOU'LL HAVE A GOOD LIFE
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SHE WAS THE WOMAN BEHIND THE MAN
AND SHE'S ONLY DOING WHAT SHE THINKS SHE CAN
AND SHE'LL GET WHAT SHE NEEDS IN HER OWN WAY
AND THE STORIES SHE TELLS IS ALL SHE WILL SAY
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SEEMS LIKE A HELLUVA PRICE TO PAY
BUT SHE REALLY DID MAKE ME WHAT I AM TODAY
SHE TOLD SUCH AN UNBELIEVABLE TALE
I WOULD SEE THE TRUTH AND HER MISSION WOULD FAIL
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copyright Leslie Frederick 2000