TEN THOUSAND Written when I was with Brad. I wrote this after I thought he was cheating on me. Written on the night he told me he wasn't and he loved me. Also..it was written seven months into our relationship. Apologies if it gets confusing. I'm not good at math. This was meant to be a song..so it gets kind of..song-like at the end. Written May 3, 2002.

Ten Thousand

Ten thousand roses
Plus ten thousand words
Equals seven long months
Of lying in your arms.
If ten thousand girls
Minus poor little me
Equaled my loyalty
Times ten thousand,
I'd cry ten thousand tears
And take back my ten thousand roses
Plus my ten thousand words
And my seven long months
Of lying in your arms.
I've got ten thousand dreams
That I felt with you.
Those ten thousand dreams,
Oh, they never came true, no.
If ten thousand wishes
Equaled only one of you
Plus your everlasting love,
Oh, then..
I'd take back my ten thousand tears
And trade them for ten thousand roses
Plus ten thousand dreams
With my ten thousand words
If it meant seven long months,
Oh, seven long years,
No, seven whole lifetimes
With you.

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