Better Than Words

by Aaron Atkins

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the windows slam in a house closed and damp
and i promise it was nothing from the start
you used to make jabs at my short attention spand
but you always knew id stick to you like a dart

and when it got cold found a blanket and rolled
together our two separate parts into one sheet
body and soul the only time i feel whole
is with the only one i hope ill ever meet

and when i look up into the sky
it falls equally on you and me
theres nothing left to say at all
and if there was i wouldn’t find a reason to call
its in this time that I’m glad that you are mine
and i need to more reason to smile
better than words is what you can share in silence
and I’m glad that for once I’m not wrong

each passing day brings another new wave
and I’m glad i was taught how to swim
being afraid and doing it anyway
is the only way she knows how to live

its sounds absurd but i disect every word
and i don’t think I’m gonna figure it out
she tastes sweeter than any song I’ve ever heard
and i no long know what any of this is about

and when i look up into the sky
it falls equally on you and me
theres nothing left to say at all
and if there was i wouldn’t find a reason to call
its in this time that I’m glad that you are mine
and i need to more reason to smile
better than words is what you can share in silence
and I’m glad that for once I’m not wrong

and when i look up into the sky
it falls equally on you and me
theres nothing left to say at all
and if there was i wouldn’t find a reason to call
its in this time that I’m glad that you are mine
and i need to more reason to smile
better than words is what you can share in silence
and I’m glad that for once I’ve got it all

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released January 27, 2016

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