You don’t have to say you love me
You don’t have to say you don’t
But don’t have to say you want me but you’re better alone
You don’t have to be a beggar
You don’t have to be the boss
We don’t have to stay together when the feeling is lost
You don’t have to be Madonna to sing me that song again
Cause I never thought I’d walk down the hall where you lived
And hear you pleading come and take off the clothes you’re in
I never thought I’d have such a wonderful friend
You don’t have to be from Memphis
You don’t have to be from Maine
You don’t have to drive a Lexus or a woman insane
You don’t have to run for mayor
You don’t have to run from cops
You don’t have to run a fortune fiver straight to the top
You don’t have to be Madonna to sing me that song again
Cause I never thought I’d walk down the hall where you lived
And hear you pleading come and take off the clothes you’re in
I never thought I’d have such a wonderful friend
You don’t have to be a sinner
You don’t have to be a saint
You don’t have to eat your dinner but you paid for the plate
You don’t have to make a million
You don’t have to make a case
You don’t have to make a villain of a lover replaced
You don’t have to be Madonna to sing me that song again
Cause I never thought I’d walk down the hall where you lived
And hear you pleading come and take off the clothes you’re in
I never thought I’d have such a wonderful friend
credits
from The Phantasm at Lake Wallenpaupack,
released July 10, 2020
Produced by Paul Q. Kolderie
Mastered by Zach Tuch
Engineered by Jeff Citron
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