Anything but Mine
A Summer's Farewell: Embracing Moments Beneath Carnival Lights
Lyrics
Walking along beneath the lights of that miracle mile
Strolling under the lights of a special mile
Me and Mary making our way into the night
Accompanied by Mary, venturing into the night
You can hear the cries from the carnival rides, the pinball
Hearing sounds from carnival rides, pinball, and skee ball signs
Bells, and the skee ball signs
Observing the summer sun disappearing
Watching the summer sun fall out of sight
A warm wind from the ocean filling the streets
There's a warm wind coming in from off of the ocean
Mary holding her shoes, enjoying the sand beneath her feet
Making it's way past the hotel walls to fill the street
Planning to leave for Cleveland in the morning
Mary is holding both of her shoes in her hand
Hoping for a good night before departure
Said she likes to feel the sand beneath her feet
Expressing doubt that Mary could belong to anyone else
And in the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
Local band performing at the seaside pavilion
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
Enough cash to enjoy the show
And I don't see how you could ever be
Dancing with Mary, feeling the summer's impact
Anything but mine
Amidst the music, confessing love, though knowing it's not true
There's a local band playing at the seaside pavilion
Realizing the impending end of summer
And I got just enough cash to get us in
Expressing desires for Mary
And as we are dancing, Mary's wrapping her arms around me
Repeating the plan to leave for Cleveland in the morning
And I can feel the sting of summer on my skin
Hoping for a satisfying night before departure
In the midst of the music
Reiterating the belief that Mary can't belong to anyone else
I tell her I love her
Leaving room for uncertainty about Mary's true feelings
And we both laugh, cause we know it isn't true
Final expression of doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
Oh, but Mary, there's a summer drawing to an end tonight
Restating the plan to leave for Cleveland in the morning
And there's so much that I long to do to you
Reiterating hope for a satisfying night before departure
But in the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
Expressing continued doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
Reaffirming the desire for a good night before leaving for Cleveland
And I don't see how you could ever be
Final expression of doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
Anything but mine
Repeating the plan to leave for Cleveland in the morning
And in the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
Reiterating hope for a satisfying night before departure
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
Final expression of doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
And I don't see how you could ever be
Reaffirming the desire for a good night before leaving for Cleveland
Anything but mine
Final expression of doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
Mary, I don't see how you could ever be
Repeating the plan to leave for Cleveland in the morning
Anything but mine
Reiterating hope for a satisfying night before departure
In the morning I'm leaving, making my way back to Cleveland
Final expression of doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
So tonight I hope that I will do just fine
Reaffirming the desire for a good night before leaving for Cleveland
Hey, I don't see how you could ever be
Final expression of doubt about Mary's belonging to someone else
Anything but mine
Ultimate doubt about Mary belonging to anyone else
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