Lyrics

Told Himself
They'd done their dash as lovers
Brief romance that couldn't last
Time to focus on the future
Take in lessons from the past

He told himself: re-told himself
Told himself once more
If last night he'd been uncertain
Then this morning he's quite sure
If last night he'd been uncertain
Then this morning he's quite sure

They'd run their race as lovers
Both caved in before the turn
Mild romance without ignition
The spark to make love burn

He told himself: re-told himself
Told himself once more
If last night he'd been uncertain
Then this morning he's quite sure
If last night he'd been uncertain
Then this morning he's quite sure

Bridge:
Yes he'd told himself retold himself and told himself once more
Times before he'd been uncertain but today he knew for sure
They'd done their dash as lovers both been beaten at the turn
A romance that lacked ignition lacked the spark to make love burn
They'd done their dash as lovers both been beaten at the turn
A romance that lacked ignition lacked the spark to make love burn

Time to focus on the future
Take in lessons from the past
To concede their days together
Brief romance that couldn't last
Maybe years of independence
Her no husband he no wife
Each strong willed in how you do things
Lay behind their daily strife
Each strong willed in how you do things
Lay behind their daily strife

So-he told himself told himself
Told himself once more
If those months he'd been uncertain
Then this morning he's quite sure

Bridge:
Yes he'd told himself retold himself too many times before
Times before the doubts re-surfaced but today he knew for sure
They'd done their dash as lovers both been beaten at the turn
Brief romance that lacked ignition lacked the spark to make love burn
They'd done their dash as lovers both been beaten at the turn
Brief romance that lacked ignition lacked the spark to make love burn

He told himself
Told himself
Told himself
Told himself

Copyright Gary Woods, January 25th, 2013. APRA/AMCOS Reg: GW43762624