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For the 10th Anniversary of this fan-favorite album, Lex revisits the songs in their original form, with their more-nascent arrangements and lyrics.

This song clues the listener into an inner monologue of self-pity when the crush in question expresses interest in someone else.

lyrics

you seek quality not quantity
that's what I've accepted gracefully
so I clap enthusiastically
as you kiss a pretty girl we know three feet in front of me

and I'd like to see you lighter, a little less gloom in your face
and as much as I would love a chance to try it'll never
be my place

so I stop to wonder
what this feeling would sound like for sure
but I know my countless songs
don't compare to a stranger's simple word

one step and you were smitten
a smile was all she had to do
and you know, I can't really blame you
'cause I'd noticed her before too
and if you never want what you have
then you'll never want me
regardless of who I am or the things that I think

so I stop to wonder
what this feeling would sound like for sure
but I know my countless songs
don't compare to a stranger's simple word

and I know if I were a little different things might be a little different
but then I wouldn't be myself
this might not seem as real
but you know, the closer that I get to you
the farther away I feel.
And the only question in the mix, was if you felt a spark,
not for your permission to kiss you in the dark
but I guess I was just deluded so forget everything I said
it must've been some fantastical dream I thought up
all alone
in my head

credits

from Orange Days on Lemon Street (Acoustic Anniversary Edition), released September 14, 2018

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