Now Anna Thompson had a day job
Decided maybe she was better off
Spending her time searching for a man
Who would never cause her pain
And my friend Daniel felt wickedly without hope
Would rather wrap himself up at the end of a rope
He didn't think he'd find a girl
That wouldn't ever pester him to death
But it's just a choice, there is no luck
And what we love we will become
Sometimes a little sacrifice for us
Will only make us better in our ability to love
Now Anna and Daniel, well they met once
Spent a few days up in that ignorant oblivion
That world of bliss where all's forgotten
When we spend time with someone brand new
But Anna, she got scared and avoided him for days
And Dan, well he gave up before she even came his way
To tell him he should take it slower
But he wasn't around to wait
But it isn't sad to move along
Love stories aren't always a simple song
Friends and lovers come and go, not just in pain
But they arrive and often leave for learnings sake
And I just saw the last six years flash before my eyes
Procuring evidence for all the reasons why
I've been negating the reality
That makes me who I am
But maybe I want to believe what I'm singing
And there's some things that I must change
And although I know I deserve
Good things to come my way
Well, well maybe it isn't so bad to have to wait
What else can I believe?
Some of us are just hoping
In things we cannot see
Sometimes we must convince ourselves of obvious lies
If but to make us happy
As we struggle through this life
And we get what we think we deserve
And I'm not settling for second prize