Bagpipes from Baghdad When will it ever cease, for Pete's sakes he's crazy, to say the least What's going through my mind half the time, when I rhyme, while blowing on my Somebody turn the vacancy sign on, 'cause I'm gone, blowing on my I run the streets

Stop right there Don't say a word Just let me hold you Girl, we can fix Whatever it is So whatever you do Don't let us die The love of a lifetime Is worth at least a million tries

At least I can say I'd like to say that I could've stayed But she didn't want me to I'd like to know if she had to go Or if she made a point to It's so hard to say "Is it always this way?" Must every heart break Like a wave on the bay

If this ain't love, then what is? I'm willing to take the risk I won't go, I can't do it on my own He can't do it on his own Some say, I'll be better without you, They don't know you like I do, Or at least as far as I thought I knew I can't bear this

And then all of a sudden ah it seemed so strange to me Lookin' back all I can say about all the things he did for me Is I hope I'm at least half the dad that he didn't have to be When a single mom goes out on a date with somebody new It always winds up